Maria Dolgorukaya | |
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Tsaritsa of All Russia (Disputed existence) | |
Tenure | 1580 |
Predecessor | Vasilisa Melentyeva (Disputed existence) |
Successor | Maria Nagaya |
Born | ? |
Died | 1580 Drowning (homicide) |
Spouse | Ivan the Terrible |
Dynasty | Rurik |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Maria Dolgorukaya (died 1580) possibly was the seventh wife of Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of Russia. The marriage (unauthorized by the church) may have been celebrated in 1580. Legend says she did not bear the Tsar any children and was revealed to have a lover after their first night together, when the Tsar discovered she wasn't a virgin. Ivan subsequently had her drowned.