Maria Dolgorukaya

Not to be confused with Maria Dolgorukova.

Maria Dolgorukaya
Tsarina of All Russia
Tenure	1580
Spouse	Ivan IV of Russia
House	Dolgorukov
Died	c. 1580
Burial	Ascension Convent, Kolomenskoye Archangel Cathedral, Kremlin (1929)
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Maria Dolgorukaya (died 1580) was a tsarina of Russia as the seventh wife of Ivan IV of Russia.

She was known to be a descendant of Prince Yuri I Dolgoruki, Prince of Kiev, Rostov and Suzdal. Ivan presumably married her due to her royal status as he, too, was descended from Yuri Dolgoruki through his son Vsevolod III Yuryevich. It is likely that she is related through the Grand Prince of Tver and hence an ascendant of Catherine the Great^{[dubious – discuss]}. She did not bear the tsar any child and was found out to have a lover. The tsar had her drowned.

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Russian royalty
Vacant Title last held by Vasilisa Melentyeva	Tsaritsa of All Russia 1580	Vacant Title next held by Maria Nagaya

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Name	Dolgoruki, Maria
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Date of death	1580
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