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Anna Vasilchikova
Tsaritsa of Russia 1575–1576/77 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anna Vasilchikova (Анна Васильчикова) was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the fifth spouse of Ivan the Terrible (Иван Грозный).[1]
Biography
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]
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