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Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk ( Russian: Мария Ярославна; c. 1420 – 4 July 1485), [1] also known by her monastic name Marfa, [2] was the grand princess of Moscow during her marriage to Vasily II of Moscow. [3] She was a granddaughter of Feodor Koshka, [4] and the mother of Ivan III of Russia. [4]
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Maria of Tver (1442–1467), the wife of Ivan III (1440-1505) died unexpectedly, and Ivan needed to remarry as he had only a single, surviving heir: Ivan Ivanoich (1458–1490). Paul first proposed marriage between Sophia and Ivan III in 1469 with the chief aim of spreading the influence of the Catholic Church in Russia. Mindful of the failure of the C...
Historians widely believe that Sophia was behind Ivan’s order for the reconstruction of the Kremlin and its churches by Italian artists and craftsmen. Aristotel Fioravanti (c. 1415–1486) blended the latest Renaissance innovations with Russian aesthetics to create one of the world's most beautiful churches in Christendom: the Kremlin's Dormition Cat...
The amount of political influence Sophia exercised over her husband remains a matter of debate and conjecture. Sophia does appear to have encouraged Ivan to break his treaties with the Golden Hoard in the 1470s. Ivan won the Great Stand on the Ugra River in 1480, defeating Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1465–1481), which ende...
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In the 14th century, it was owned by Vladimir the Bold, but passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow when his granddaughter Maria of Borovsk married Vasily II. Borovsk Monastery of St. Paphnutius. In 1444, the St. Paphnutius Monastery was founded near Borovsk. Its strong walls, towers, and a massive cathedral survive from the reign of Boris Godunov.
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk (monastic name: Marfa) Born ca. 1420-1422 in Borovsk or in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — † 04/04/1485 in Moscow), Great Princess of Moscow (1433-1434, 1434-1446, 1447-1485); from 1433 onwards, she was married to Great Prince of Moscow Vasily II Vasilyevich the Blind (1425-1462), mother of Ivan III.
Maria Yaroslavna was the daughter of Yaroslav Vladimirovich, the prince of Maloyaroslavets, Borovsk and Serpukhov, and a son of Vladimir the Bold. She was also a granddaughter of Feodor Koshka. Maria became the grand princess of Moscow in 1433 after her marriage to Vasily II of Moscow.
Jan 4, 2022 · Genealogy for princess Maria Yaroslavna Marfa Borovskaya (c.1418 - 1484) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk was born circa 1418 in Russia to Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Maloyaroslavets (1389-1426) and Maria Fyodorovna Koshkina-Goltyayeva (c1415-a1456) and died 4 July 1485 Russia of unspecified causes. She married Vasili II Vasilyevich of Moscow (1415-1462) 8 February 1433 JL...
