List of Russian royal consorts
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The Russian consorts were the spouses of the Russian rulers. They used the titles Princess, Grand Princess, Tsarina or Empress.
Princesses and grand princesses consort of Kiev
[edit]Name (House) |
Father | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
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Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | Oleg the Wise |
Olga[1] | - | c.890 | c.903 | 914 | 945 | 969 | Igor I |
Malusha | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sviatoslav I |
a Greek nun | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yaropolk I |
Allogia | - | - | - | - | - | - | Volodimer I |
a Greek nun, widow of Yaropolk I | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rogned' of Polotsk | Rogvolod | 962 | - | - | 988 | 1002 | |
Adela | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Malfrida | - | - | - | - | 1000 | - | |
Anna Porphyrogenita[2] (Macedonian dynasty) |
Romanos II Byzantine Emperor |
13 March 963 | 989 | 1011 | |||
Unknown (Ottonians) |
a granddaughter of emperor Otto the Great |
- | - | - | - | - | |
Unknown (Piasts) |
Bolesław I the Brave Duke of Poland |
- | 1013 | 1018 | Sviatopolk I | ||
Ingegerd Olofsdotter (Munsö) | Olof Skötkonung King of Sweden |
1001 | 1019 | 1050 | Yaroslav I | ||
Gertrude of Poland (Piasts) |
Mieszko II of Poland King of Poland |
1025 | 1054 | 1073 | 1104 | Iziaslav I | |
Cecilia[a] | - | - | 1043–1047 | - | - | Sviatoslav II | |
Oda of Stade (Udonids) |
Lothair Udo I Margrave of Nordmark |
c. 1040 | c. 1065 | 1073 | 1076 | 1087 | |
Maria (?) (Macedonian dynasty?) |
possibly Constantine IX Monomachos Byzantine Emperor |
- | - | - | - | 1067 | Vsevolod I |
Anna Polovetskaya | Cuman khan | - | 1068 | 1093 | 1111 | ||
- (Přemyslid dynasty?) |
possibly Spytihněv II Duke of Bohemia |
- | - | - | - | - | Sviatopolk II |
Olena | Tugorkhan of the Kypchaks | - | 1094 | - | - | - | |
Gytha of Wessex (House of Godwin) |
Harold Godwinson King of England |
c. 1053/1061 | - | - | - | 1098 or 1107 | Volodimer II |
Eufimia (Byzantine noblewoman) |
- | - | - | - | 1107 | ||
Christina Ingesdotter (Stenkil) |
Inge the Elder King of Sweden |
- | 1090–1096 | She was his consort before he became Grand Prince of Kiev | 18 January 1122 | Mstislav I | |
Ljubava Saviditsch | Dmitry Saviditsch, a nobleman of Novgorod |
- | - | - | - | - | |
Helena (Ossetian princess) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | Yaropolk II |
Maria Mstislavna of Kiev (Olgovichi of Chernigov) |
Mstislav I Grand Prince of Kiev |
- | 1116 | 1139 | - | 1179 | Vsevolod II |
Agnes (Hohenstaufen) |
Conrad III King of Germany |
c. 1117 | c. 1130 | 1146 1151 |
1149 1151 |
1151 | Iziaslav II |
Princess Bagrationi (Bagrationi) |
Demetrius I King of Georgia |
- | 1154 | 1210 | |||
Unknown | Aepa, son of Osen' Cuman prince |
- | 1108 | - | - | - | Yuri I |
Helena (Komnenos?) |
possibly Isaac Komnenos Byzantine sebastokrator |
- | - | - | - | - | |
Agnes of Poland (Piasts) |
Bolesław III Wrymouth Duke of Poland |
1137 | 1151 | 1167 | 1170 | 1182 | Mstislav II |
Unknown (Vukanović) |
Beloš Vukanović Prince of Serbia |
- | 1150 | - | - | - | Volodimer III |
Verkhuslava of Kiev (Yurievichi of Suzdalia) |
Vsevolod the Big Nest Prince of Vladimir |
1181 | 1189 | 1204 | 1206 | 1222 | Rostislav II |
Anna of Turov (Iziaslavichi of Turov) |
Prince Yuri of Turov | c. 1157 | 1172 | intermittently since 1173 | 1205 | 1205 | Rurik Rostislavich |
Constance of Hungary (Árpáds) |
Béla IV King of Hungary |
c. 1237 | c. 1246/7 | 1271 | 1288/1302 | 1288/1302 | Leo I |
Grand Princesses of Vladimir
[edit]Yurievichi (1157–1331)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Ulita Stepanovna | - | - | 1148 | 1157 | 1175 | Andrey I | |
- | Unknown | - | - | 1175 | - | - | - | Yaropolk III |
- | Maria Shvarnovna | - | c. 1158 | - | - | 9 March/19 May 1205/1206 | Vsevolod III | |
- | Agatha | Michael of Chernigov Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) |
- | - | - | 1237 | Yury II | |
- | Fedosia Igorevna of Ryazan | Igor Glebovich, Prince of Ryazan |
- | 1218 | - | - | - | Yaroslav II |
- | Alexandra | Bryacheslav Vasilkovich, Prince of Polatsk and Vitebsk (Rurikids) |
- | 1239 | - | - | - | Alexander Nevsky |
- | Vasilisa or Vassa | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | Xenia of Tarusa | Youri Mikhailovich, Prince of Tarusa |
c. 1246 | 1265 | 1271 | 1312 | Yaroslav III | |
- | Unknown | Dmitry Borisovich, Prince of Rostov (Rurikids) |
- | - | - | - | - | Andrey III |
Anna of Kashin | Dmitry Borisovich, Prince of Rostov (Rurikids) |
1280 | 8 November 1294 | 1304 | 1318 | 2 October 1368 | Mikhail of Tver | |
- | Anastasia of Halych | - | - | c.1320 | - | - | - | Aleksander of Tver |
Grand Princesses of Moscow
[edit]Daniilovichi (1283–1547)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | Daniel |
- | ? | Prince Konstantin Borisovich of Rostov (Rurikids) |
- | - | 1297 | before 1316 | Yury | |
- | Konchaka-Agafia | Togrilcha (Borjigids) |
- | 1316 | 1318 | |||
- | Helena | - | - | - | - | 1 March 1331 | Ivan I | |
- | Alexandra | - | - | 1332 | 31 March 1340 husband's death |
mid 1360s | ||
- | Aigusta Anastasia of Lithuania | Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids) |
- | Winter of 1333 | 31 March 1340 husband's accession |
11 March 1345 | Simeon | |
- | Eupraxia Feodorovna of Smolensk | Feodor Sviatoslavich, Prince of Dorogobuzh and Viazma (Rurikids) |
- | 1345 | 1346 repudiated |
- | ||
- | Maria Alexandrovna of Tver | Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (Rurikids) |
- | - | 27 April 1353 husband's death |
- | ||
- | Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova | Vasily Velyaminov, Mayor of Moscow | - | 1345 | 27 April 1353 husband's accession |
13 November 1359 husband's death |
26 December 1364 | Ivan II |
Eudoxia Dmitriyevna of Suzdal | Dmitry III, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal (Rurikids) |
- | 18 January 1367 | 19 May 1389 husband's death |
7 July 1407 | Dmitry I | ||
Sophia of Lithuania | Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids) |
c. 1371 | 21 January 1391 | 27 February 1425 husband's death |
13 July 1453 | Vasily I | ||
- | Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk | Yaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Maloyaroslavets (Rurikids) |
- | 8 March 1433 | 27 March 1462 husband's death |
4 July 1485 | Vasily II | |
- | Maria Borisovna of Tver | Boris Alexandrovich, Grand Prince of Tver (Rurikids) |
c. 1442 | 4 June 1452 | 27 March 1462 husband's accession |
22 April 1467 | Ivan III | |
Zoe Palaiologina | Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of Morea (Palaeologos) |
c. 1455 | 12 November 1472 | 7 April 1503 | ||||
Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova | Yury Konstantinovich Saburov (Godunov) |
c. 1490 | 4 September 1505 | 6 November 1505 husband's accession |
November 1525 marriaged annulled |
18 December 1542 | Vasily III | |
Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya | Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky (Glinski) |
c. 1506/1507 | 21 January 1526 | 3 December 1533 husband's death |
4 April [O.S. 13 April] 1538 |
Tsarinas of Russia
[edit]Daniilovichi (1547–1598)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva | Roman Yurievich Zakharyin-Yuriev (Romanov) |
1530 | 3/13 February 1547 | 7 August 1560 | Ivan IV | |||
Maria Temryukovna born Kučenej |
Temrjuk of Kabardia | 1544 | 21 August 1561 | 1 September 1569 | ||||
Marfa Vasilevna Sobakina | Vasiliy Sobakin | 1552 | 28 October 1571 | 13 November 1571 | ||||
Anna Alexeievna Koltovskaya | Alexei Koltovski | ---- | 29 April 1572 | 1574 repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery) |
5 April 1626 | |||
Anna Vasilchikova | ---- | ---- | January 1575 (the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church) |
1576/77 repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery) | ||||
Maria Feodorovna Nagaya | Feodor Nagoy | ---- | September 1580 or 1581 (the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church) |
18 March 1584 husband's death |
1608 or 20 August 1612 | |||
Irina Feodorovna Godunova | Feodor Ivanovich Godunov (Godunov ) |
1557 | 1580 | 18 March 1584 | 16/17 January 1598 husband's death |
27 October 1603 | Feodor I |
Time of Troubles (1598–1613)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya | Grigory Lukyanovich Skuratov-Belskiy (Skuratova-Belskaya) |
---- | 1570/1571 | 7 January 1598 husband's accession |
---- | 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605 husband's death |
10 June 1605 | Boris Godunov | |
Marina Yuryevna Mniszech | Jerzy Mniszech (Mniszech) |
c. 1588 | 8 May 1606 | 8 May 1606 | 17 May 1606 husband's desposition |
24 December 1614 | False Dmitry I False Dmitry II | ||
Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskaya born Ekaterina |
Prince Peter Ivanovich Buynosov-Rostov (Buynosov-Rostov) |
c. 1586 | 17 January 1608 | ---- | 19 July 1610 husband's desposition |
2 January 1626 | Vasily IV |
House of Romanov (1613–1721)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova | Prince Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov (Dolgoruki) |
1601 | 19 September 1624 | 17 January 1625 | Michael I | |||
Eudoxia Lukyanovna Streshnyova | Lukyan Stepanovich Streshnyov (Streshnyov) |
1608 | 5 February 1626 | 12 July 1645 husband's death |
18 August 1645 | |||
Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya | Ilya Danilovich Miloslavsky (Miloslavsky) |
1625 | 26 January 1648 | 2/3 March 1669 | Alexis | |||
Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina | Kirill Poluektovich Naryshkin (Naryshkin) |
1 September 1651 | 1 February 1671 | 29 January 1676 husband's death |
4 February 1694 | |||
Agafiya Semyonovna Grushetskaya | Simeon Feodorovich Grushetsky (Grushetsky) |
1663 | 28 July 1680 | 24 July 1681 | Feodor III | |||
Marfa Matveyevna Apraksina | Matvei Vasilievich Apraksin (Apraksin) |
1664 | 24 February 1682 | 7 May 1682 husband's death |
11 January 1716 | |||
Praskovya Fyodorovna Saltykova | Feodor Petrovich Saltykov (Saltykov) |
12 October 1664 | 9 January 1684 | 8 February 1696 husband's death |
13 October 1723 | Ivan V | ||
Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina | Feodor Abramovich Lopukhin (Lopukhin) |
9 August 1669 | 6 February 1689 | 1698 divorce |
7 September 1731 | Peter I | ||
Catherine Alexeyevna[3] [4] born Marta Helena Skowrońska |
Samuel Skowroński (Skavronsky ) |
15 April 1684 (New Style) |
19 February 1712 | 22 October 1721 became empress |
17 May 1727 (New Style) |
Empresses of Russia
[edit]House of Romanov (1721–1762)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine Alexeyevna born Marta Helena Skowrońska |
Samuel Skowroński (Skavronsky ) |
15 April 1684 (New Style) | 19 February 1712 | 22 October 1721 Empire proclaimed |
7 May 1724 crowned as co-ruler |
8 February 1725 husband's death & became Empress regnant |
17 May 1727 (New Style) | Peter I |
House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (1762–1917)
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine Alekseyevna born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) |
2 May 1729 (New Style) | 21 August 1745 | 5 January 1762 husband's accession |
22 September 1762 crowned as Empress Regnant |
9 July 1762 husband's abdication & became Empress Regnant |
17 November 1796 | Peter III | |
Maria Feodorovna born Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (Württemberg) |
25 October 1759 | 26 September 1776 | 6 November 1796 husband's accession |
5 April 1797 | 23 March 1801 husband's assassination |
5 November 1828 | Paul I | |
Elizabeth Alexeievna born Louise of Baden |
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen) |
24 January 1779 | 28 September 1793 | 24 March 1801 husband's accession |
15 September 1801 | 1 December 1825 husband's death |
16 May 1826 | Alexander I | |
Alexandra Feodorovna born Charlotte of Prussia |
Frederick William III of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
13 July 1798 | 13 July 1817 | 1 December 1825 husband's accession |
3 September 1826 | 2 March 1855 husband's death |
1 November 1860 | Nicholas I | |
Maria Alexandrovna born Marie of Hesse and by Rhine |
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) |
8 August 1824 | 16 April 1841 | 2 March 1855 husband's accession |
7 September 1856 | 8 June 1880 | Alexander II | ||
Maria Feodorovna born Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[b] |
Christian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
26 November 1847 | 9 November 1866 | 13 March 1881 husband's accession |
15 May 1883 | 1 November 1894 husband's death |
13 October 1928 | Alexander III | |
Alexandra Feodorovna born Alix of Hesse and by Rhine |
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) |
6 June 1872 | 26 November 1894 | 16 May 1896 | 15 March 1917 husband's abdication |
17 July 1918 | Nicholas II |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Martin 2007, p. 14.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 25.
- ^ At the beginning of her relationship with Peter, Catherine was known in Russia as Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya. She converted to Orthodoxy in 1703, and took the new name Catherine Alexeyevna (Yekaterina Alexeyevna). "Catherine I empress of Russia". Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Hughes 2004, p. 131.
Sources
[edit]- Hughes, Lindsey (2004). "Catherine I of Russia, Consort to Peter the Great". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 131–154. ISBN 0-521-81422-7.
- Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584 (E-book) (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.