Maria Pozharskaya
Princess Maria Feodorovna Pozharskaya (died 1607 AD), lady-in-waiting to the Russian court, and a favorite of tsarina Maria Skuratova-Belskaya (wife of Tsar Boris Godunov).[1]
She married prince Michail Fedorovich Pozharsky in 1571, and became the mother of Dmitry Pozharsky.[2] As a member of the elite nobility, she was appointed lady-in-waiting to the tsar's daughter Xenia Borisovna of Russia, but advanced to be lady-in-waiting to the tsarina, Maria Skuratova-Belskaya.[3] She defeated her rivals Maria Lykova (married to Michael Lykov), and became a favorite of the tsarina. She was the highest ranking lady-in-waiting of the tsarina during the reign of Godunov, and had a great deal of influence.[4]
After the reign of Godunov, she retired from court to a convent and became a nun by the name Evdokia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Кто есть кто в мире (in Russian). ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. ISBN 978-5-8123-0088-3.
- ^ Богуславский, Владимир Вольфович (2004). Славянская энциклопедия: XVII век (in Russian). ОЛМА Медиа Групп. ISBN 978-5-224-03660-8.
- ^ Поротников, Виктор (2013-01-11). 1612. Минин и Пожарский (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-457-23809-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Резников, Кирилл (2022-05-15). Мифы и факты русской истории. От лихолетья Смуты до империи Петра (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-457-72598-0.
- В—в Н. Пожарская, Мария (Евфросиния) Феодоровна // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — СПб.—М., 1896—1918.
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