Marina Mniszech

Marina Mniszech
Official portrait, early 17th century
Tsaritsa consort of all Russia
Tenure18 May [O.S. 8 May] 1606 – 27 May [O.S. 17 May] 1606
Coronation18 May [O.S. 8 May] 1606
PredecessorMaria Skuratova-Belskaya
SuccessorMaria Buynosova-Rostovskaya
Born1588
Laszki Murowane, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland[1]
Died24 December 1614(1614-12-24) (aged 25–26)
Kolomna Kremlin, Tsardom of Russia
Spouses
IssueIvan Dmitriyevich
Names
Maryna Mniszech
HouseMniszech
FatherJerzy Mniszech
MotherJadwiga Tarło-Mniszech
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Marina Mniszech or Mnishek (Polish: Maryna Mniszech, IPA: [maˈrɨna ˈmɲiʂɛk]; Russian: Марина Мнишек, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ˈmnʲiʂɨk]; c. 1588 – 24 December 1614) was a Polish noblewoman who was the tsaritsa of all Russia in May 1606 during the Time of Troubles as the wife of False Dmitry I. [2][3] Following the death of her husband, she later married another imposter to the throne, False Dmitry II.[4] A devout Catholic, she hoped to convert Russia's population to Catholicism.

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  2. ^ Perrie, Maureen (2010). "Mikhail Fedorovich, and: Marina Mnishek, and: Vasilii Shuiskii (review)". Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History. 11 (2): 411–422. doi:10.1353/kri.0.0154. ISSN 1538-5000.
  3. ^ Perrie, Maureen (2022). "The Tsar's Happy Occasion: Ritual and Dynasty in the Weddings of Russia's Rulers, 1495–1745 by Russell E. Martin (review)". Slavonic and East European Review. 100 (2): 378–379. doi:10.1353/see.2022.0028. ISSN 2222-4327.
  4. ^ Perrie, Maureen (2015-01-01). "Orthodox Russia in Crisis: Church and Nation in the Time of Troubles, written by Isaiah Gruber". Canadian-American Slavic Studies. 49 (4): 484–485. doi:10.1163/22102396-04904012. ISSN 2210-2396.