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Anna Vasilchikova
Tsaritsa of All Russia
Tenure1575–1576/77
PredecessorAnna Koltovskaya
SuccessorVasilisa Melentyeva
Diedc. 1576/77
SpouseIvan IV of Russia
DynastyRurik
ReligionEastern Orthodox

Anna Vasilchikova (Анна Васильчикова) was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the fifth spouse of Ivan the Terrible (Иван Грозный).[1]

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Pushkareva, Natalia (2016-09-16). Women in Russian History: From the Tenth to the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-48043-5.
  3. ^ 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
Russian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Anna Koltovskaya
Tsaritsa of All Russia
1575–1576/77
Vacant
Title next held by
Vasilisa Melentyeva