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Sophia Alekseyevna (Russian: Со́фья Алексе́евна, IPA: [ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə]; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1657 – 14 July [O.S. 3 July] 1704) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689.
Apr 9, 2024 · Sophia (born September 17 [September 27, New Style], 1657, Moscow—died July 3 [July 14], 1704, Moscow) was the regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689.. The eldest daughter of Tsar Alexis (ruled 1645–76) and his first wife, Mariya Miloslavskaya, Sophia was tutored by the Belorussian monk Simeon Polotsky, from whom she received an exceptionally good education.
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Thus governmental power in Russia was in the hands of Sophia Alekseyevna. Sophia was born in Moscow on September 17, 1657, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Tsar Alexis and Maria Miloslavskaia. She was baptized in the Cathedral of Dormition by Patriarch Nikon on October 4. Little is known of Sophia's childhood and young womanhood.
Dec 5, 2021 · Learn how Sophia Alekseyevna, a daughter of Tsar Alexis, rose from isolation to rule Russia as regent for her brothers Ivan and Peter in the 17th century. Discover how she overthrew the Naryshkin family, pacified the Streltsy, and faced the challenges of foreign wars and rebellions.
Sophia Alekseyevna was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, to install herself during the minority of her brother Ivan V and half-brother Peter I. She carried out her regency with a firm hand. The activity of this "bogatyr-tsarevna", as Sergey Solovyov called her, was ...
Follow Russia Beyond on Rumble. Princess Sophia was Regent of Russia during the minority of her brother Ivan V and half-brother Peter I. In fact, she was the first Russian woman to participate in ...
Sophia Alekseyevna (sô´fyə əlyĬksyā´yəvnə), 1657–1704, regent of Russia (1682–89); daughter of Czar Alexis by his first wife and sister of Czar Feodor III. Supported by the streltsi (semimilitary formations in Moscow), she seized power shortly after Feodor's death (1682) and was proclaimed regent during the minority of her retarded ...
