Feodosiya Solovaya Explained

Feodosiya or Praskovia Mikhailovna Solovaya (Russian: Феодосия Михайловна Соловая; died 1621) was a Russian noblewoman, Tsesarevna of Russia as the second spouse of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, son of Ivan the Terrible.^[1]

She was the daughter of Mikhail Timofeevich Petrov, a nobleman from the Ryazan region, and belonged to the noble clan later known as Petrovo-Solovovo.^[2] In 1574, she was selected by the tsar to marry his son.^[3] As she was childless, Ivan the Terrible forced their divorce (in 1579) and had her take monastic vows in the Intercession Convent of Suzdal.

References

• Панова Т.Д. Погребения на территории Кремля. 196. Некрополи Московского Кремля. Руссист (2003). Проверено 27 марта 2011. Архивировано 6 июля 2012 года.

Notes and References

1. Book: Payne . Robert . Ivan the Terrible . Romanoff . Nikita . 2002-10-01 . Cooper Square Press . 978-1-4616-6108-5 . en.
2. Book: Martin, Russell E. . A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia . 2012-06-15 . Cornell University Press . 978-1-5017-5665-8 . en.
3. Book: Halperin, Charles J. . Ivan the Terrible in Russian Historical Memory since 1991 . 2021-08-31 . Academic Studies PRess . 978-1-64469-589-0 . en.