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| Maria Dolgorukova | |||||
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| Tsaritsa of all Russia | |||||
| Tenure | 19 September 1624 – 17 January 1625 | ||||
| Born | 1608 | ||||
| Died | 17 January [O.S. 6 January] 1625 | ||||
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| Spouse | Michael of Russia | ||||
| Issue | Stillborn child | ||||
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| House | Dolgorukov | ||||
| Father | Vladimir Dolgorukov | ||||
| Mother | MariaBarbashina-Shuyskaya | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova (Russian:Мария Владимировна Долгорукова; 1608 – 17 January [O.S. 6 January] 1625)[1][2] was thetsaritsa of all Russia as the first wife ofMichael of Russia. She was the first tsaritsa of theRomanov dynasty.
Maria Dolgorukova was born in 1608 into the family of theboyar andknyaz Vladimir TimofeyevichDolgorukov (1569–1633),[2] and his wife, Maria VasilievnaBarbashina-Shuyskaya (1575–1633/4). Her family were a collateral branch of theRurik dynasty, and related to past Russiangrand princes.
She was selected for marriage to Michael by his mother,Xenia Shestova, after several years of difficulty in finding a partner for the tsar. In 1616, Shestova refused to accept the tsar's choice ofMaria Ivanovna Khlopova, and Michael I had eventually been forced to give up his plans to marry her. In 1619, the tsar's father,Patriarch Philaret of Moscow, suggested he marry the sister ofJohn, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, but eventually, these negotiations were discontinued. In 1623, Xenia Shestova selected Maria Dolgorukova as a marriage partner because of her family connections; her sister Marfa (c. 1600–1634) had been married to the prince IvanShuysky ("the Button") (c. 1566 – c. 1638), the brother ofVasili IV of Russia, the last monarch of Russia from the Rurik dynasty.
The wedding took place on 19 September 1624.[2] Not long after the wedding, Maria took ill. She finally died on 17 January [O.S. 6 January] 1625, four months after the wedding. There were rumors at the time that she had been poisoned by a court conspiracy,[3] determined to prevent any potential pro-Rurikid influence, or by the enemies of theDolgorukov family. Chronicles called her death a divine punishment for the fate of the previous fiancée of the tsar,Maria Ivanovna Khlopova.[4]
On 7 January, six yards ofdamask was allotted for the presentation of the deceased. This most likely covered Maria's face and body. On 8 January, the funeral was held. Maria's coffin was upholstered with crimson English cloth. The funeral was ordered by Prince Bogdan Dolgorukov, her cousin, and the priest Vasily Semyonov.[5] Maria Vladimirovna was buried in the tomb of the Russian tsaristas in the cathedral of theAscension Convent, behind the left pillar by the western doors. In 1929, the remains of all queens were transferred to the basement chamber of theArchangel Cathedral.
The inscription on her sarcophagus reads:
In the year 7133, on the sixth day of January, on the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at the ninth hour of the night towards the seventh day, the wife of the right-believing great sovereign, tsar and grand prince Mikhail Fyodorovich of all Russia, the autocrat, the right-believing and noble tsaritsa and grand princess Maria Vladimirovna, passed away, and was buried on the eighth day of January in commemoration of our venerable father George of Choziba and the venerable Domnica.[6]
| Russian royalty | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya | Tsaritsa consort of Russia 1624–1625 | Vacant Title next held by Eudoxia Streshneva |