Anna Vasilchikova

Anna Vasilchikova (Анна Васильчикова) was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the fifth spouse of Ivan the Terrible (Иван Грозный).^[1]

Anna Vasilchikova
Tsaritsa of All Russia
Tenure	1575–1576/77
Predecessor	Anna Koltovskaya
Successor	Vasilisa Melentyeva
Died	c. 1576/77
Spouse	Ivan IV of Russia
Dynasty	Rurik
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Very little is known of her background. She married Ivan in January 1575 without the blessing of the Ecclesiastical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.^[1] She was repudiated by her husband and made a nun in a monastery.^[2] The date of her death is uncertain, having been variously described as occurring in 1576–77.^[3]

References

1. Martin, Russell E. (2012-06-15). A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-5665-8.
2. Pushkareva, Natalia (2016-09-16). Women in Russian History: From the Tenth to the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-48043-5.
3. Madariaga, Isabel de (2006-09-25). Ivan the Terrible. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14376-8.

• Troyat, Henri Ivan le Terrible. Flammarion, Paris, 1982
• de Madariaga, Isabel Ivan the Terrible. Giulio Einaudi editore, 2005

Russian royalty
Vacant Title last held by Anna Koltovskaya	Tsaritsa of All Russia 1575–1576/77	Vacant Title next held by Vasilisa Melentyeva