Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova (Russian: Александра Васильевна Вельяминова; died 26 December 1364) was the grand princess consort of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan II of Moscow from 1345.[1]
| Alexandra Velyaminova | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Princess of Moscow | |||||
 Wedding of Ivan and Alexandra, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible | |||||
| Tenure | 1353–1359 | ||||
| Died | 26 December 1364 | ||||
| Spouse | Ivan II of Moscow | ||||
| Issue | Dmitry Donskoy Lyuba Ivanovna Ivan Ivanovich of Zvenigorod Maria Ivanovna | ||||
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| Father | Vasily Velyaminov | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
Life edit
She was the daughter of Vasily Velyaminov, a tysyatsky of Moscow who held great power.[2] The marriage took place in 1345.[3] Following the death of Ivan II, their son Dmitry succeeded him.[4]
Issue edit
Alexandra had four children with Ivan II:
- Dmitry Donskoy (12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389), succeeded as grand prince of Moscow.[5]
- Lyuba Ivanovna, assumed the name "Anna" following her marriage to Dmitry Mikhailovich, prince of Volhynia (d. 1399); her husband was a son of Karijotas
- Ivan Ivanovich (c. 1356 – October 1364), prince of Zvenigorod
- Maria Ivanovna
References edit
- ^ Galeotti, Mark (21 February 2019). Kulikovo 1380: The battle that made Russia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-3123-1.
- ^ Martin, Janet (6 December 2007). Medieval Russia, 980-1584. Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-521-85916-5.
- ^ Martin, Russell E. (15 June 2012). A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-5665-8.
- ^ Fennell, John (15 November 2023). The Emergence of Moscow, 1304-1359. Univ of California Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-520-34759-5.
- ^ Borrero, Mauricio (2009). Russia: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-7475-4.