Anna of Moscow
Anna of Moscow | |
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Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire | |
Tenure | 1416–1417 (withHelena Dragaš) |
Born | 1393 |
Died | August 1417 (aged 23–24) |
Spouse | |
Dynasty | Rurik |
Father | Vasily I of Moscow |
Mother | Sophia of Lithuania |
Anna Vasilyevna of Moscow(Russian:Анна Васильевна;1393 – August 1417) was aByzantine empress consortby marriage toJohn VIII Palaiologos.[1]She died while her husband was still the junior co-emperor of theByzantine Empire.
Life
[edit]She was one of four daughters ofVasily I of MoscowandSophia of Lithuania.
She married John VIII in 1414.[1]Her husband was the eldest surviving son ofManuel II PalaiologosandHelena Dragaš.John was namedDespotesin 1416 and seems to have assumed the position of co-emperor shortly thereafter.
Anna was second in status only to her mother-in-law among the women of the Byzantine court. The history ofDoukasrecords her dying of the "plague" in 1417. She is thought to be a victim ofbubonic plague.Following theBlack Deaththis plague continued to strike parts ofEuropesporadically until the 17th century, each time with reduced intensity and fatality, suggesting an increased resistance due to genetic selection.
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References
[edit]- ^abHilsdale, Cecily J. (2014-02-20).Byzantine Art and Diplomacy in an Age of Decline.Cambridge University Press. p. 297.ISBN978-1-107-72938-4.
- 1393 births
- 1417 deaths
- Daniilovichi family
- Palaiologos dynasty
- 15th-century deaths from plague (disease)
- 15th-century Byzantine empresses
- 14th-century Russian women
- 14th-century Russian nobility
- Medieval Russian princesses
- 15th-century Russian women
- 15th-century Russian people
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