Anna Vasilchikova (Анна Васильчикова) was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the fifth spouse of Ivan the Terrible (Иван Грозный).[1]
| Anna Vasilchikova | |
|---|---|
| Tsaritsa of All Russia | |
| Tenure | 1575–1576/77 |
| Predecessor | Anna Koltovskaya |
| Successor | Vasilisa Melentyeva |
| Died | c. 1576/77 |
| Spouse | Ivan IV of Russia |
| Dynasty | Rurik |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Very little is known of her background. She married Ivan in January 1575 without the blessing of the Ecclesiastical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.[1] She was repudiated by her husband and made a nun in a monastery.[2] The date of her death is uncertain, having been variously described as occurring in 1576–77.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Martin, Russell E. (2012-06-15). A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-5665-8.
- ^ Pushkareva, Natalia (2016-09-16). Women in Russian History: From the Tenth to the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-48043-5.
- ^ Madariaga, Isabel de (2006-09-25). Ivan the Terrible. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14376-8.
- Troyat, Henri Ivan le Terrible. Flammarion, Paris, 1982
- de Madariaga, Isabel Ivan the Terrible. Giulio Einaudi editore, 2005