Maria of Borovsk
| Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk | |
|---|---|
Kremlin (1929) | |
| Spouse | Vasily II of Moscow |
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| Father | Yaroslav of Maloyaroslavets |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk (
Biography
Maria Yaroslavna was the daughter of Yaroslav Vladimirovich, the prince of Maloyaroslavets, Borovsk and Serpukhov, and a son of Vladimir the Bold.[5][6] She was also a granddaughter of Feodor Koshka.[4]
Maria became the
On 12 February 1446, Dmitry Shemyaka with Ioann of Mozhaysk and Boris of Tver attacked Moscow. Maria was captured and put into prison. On 16 February 1446, she was sent into exile to Uglich, together with her husband.
In later years, together with her mother-in-law Sophia of Lithuania, Maria played a significant role in the principality. In order to ingratiate herself with the church, in 1450 she exempt the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius from taxes, and the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in 1471.
After her husband's death she inherited Rostov and Poshekhonye, and some other lands. In 1480, she blessed her son Ivan III of Russia to fight against Khan Ahmed. The fasti mention her as a wise, reasonable woman, and that even as adults, her children sought her advice.
Maria took the veil under the name Marfa in 1482, and died in 1485.
Children
Maria Yaroslavna had 10 children:[4]
- Yury Bolshoy (lit. 'Yury the Big'; 1437–1441)
- grand prince of Moscow and all Russiafrom 1462 to 1505
- Yury (1441–1472), prince of Dmitrov, Mozhaysk, and Serpukhov
- Andrey Bolshoy (lit. 'Andrey the Big'; 1446–1493), prince of Uglich, Zvenigorod, and Mozhaysk
- Simeon (1447–1449)
- Boris (1449–1494), prince of Volokolamsk and Ruza
- Anna (died before 1501)
- Andrey Menshoy (lit. 'Andrey the Young'; 1452–1481), prince of Vologda
- Dmitry (1455 – before 1461)
- Maria (died 1465)
References
- ^ a b Fennell, John Lister Illingworth (1962). Ivan the Great of Moscow. Macmillan. p. 64.
- ^ Historical Genealogy (in Russian). Zerkalo. 1993. p. 65.
- ^ Мария Ярославна / Назаров В. Д. // Маниковский — Меотида. — М. : Большая российская энциклопедия, 2012. — С. 144—145. — (Большая российская энциклопедия : [в 35 т.] / гл. ред. Ю. С. Осипов ; 2004—2017, т. 19). — ISBN 978-5-85270-353-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4616-6108-5.
- ^ Historical Genealogy (in Russian). Zerkalo. 1993. p. 55.
- ^ KG, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. Künker Auktion 130 - The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins, 1000 Years of European Coinage, Part II: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Hungary, Silesia, Poland, Baltic States, Russia and the golden Horde. Numismatischer Verlag Künker. p. 488.