- Maria of Tver
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Maria Borisovna Grand Princess consort of Moscow Tenure 1462–1467 Spouse Ivan III of Russia Issue Ivan Ivanovich Father Boris Alexandrovich of Tver Born c. 1442? Died 1467 Burial Ascension Convent, Kolomenskoye
Archangel Cathedral, Kremlin (1929)Religion Eastern Orthodox Maria Borisovna of Tver (Мария Борисовна in Russian) (1442? – 1467) was the first wife of Grand Prince Ivan III and daughter of Boris Alexandrovich of Tver.
When Vasili II (Ivan III's father) was getting ready to attack Dmitry Shemyaka, he found an ally in the person of Boris of Tver. The two decided to seal the alliance by arranging a betrothal between the future Ivan III and Maria of Tver in 1452. It appears that she died from poisoning in 1467. However, if one is to believe Joseph Volotsky, she had been suffering from "infirmity" since childhood. She gave birth to Ivan the Young in 1458.
Maria of TverBorn: c. 1442? – 1467Russian royalty Vacant Title last held byMaria Yaroslavna of BorovskGrand Princess consort of Muscovy
1462–1467Vacant Title next held bySophia PaleologueCategories:- 1440s births
- 1467 deaths
- Russian royal consorts
- 15th-century women
- Russian people stubs
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