Anastasia Romanovna (Person)
Anastasia Romanovna
1530 AD - 1560 AD
- Tsaritsa consort of All Russia 1547 – 1560
- first wife of Ivan the Terrible
- House of Romanov
Through her marriage to Ivan IV, Anastasia became the link between two main ruling dynasties in Russian history, the Rurik dynasty and the Romanov dynasty.
It is widely believed that Anastasia had a moderating influence on Ivan's volatile character. Sir Jerome Horsey, an agent for the Russia Company and envoy for English court, wrote in his memoirs about Anastasia and Ivan IV: "He being young and riotous, she ruled him with admirable affability and wisdom”.
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02/03/1547 AD - Issue
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10/11/1552 AD
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03/28/1554 AD -
05/31/1557 AD - Parents
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