Alexandra Velyaminova

Alexandra Velyaminova
Grand Princess of Moscow
Wedding of Ivan and Alexandra, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Tenure1353–1359
Died26 December 1364
SpouseIvan II of Moscow
IssueDmitry Donskoy
Lyuba Ivanovna
Ivan Ivanovich of Zvenigorod
Maria Ivanovna
Names
Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova
FatherVasily Velyaminov
ReligionRussian Orthodox

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]

Life

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

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

  1. ^ Galeotti, Mark (21 February 2019). Kulikovo 1380: The battle that made Russia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-3123-1.
  2. ^ Martin, Janet (6 December 2007). Medieval Russia, 980-1584. Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-521-85916-5.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Fennell, John (15 November 2023). The Emergence of Moscow, 1304-1359. Univ of California Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-520-34759-5.
  5. ^ Borrero, Mauricio (2009). Russia: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-7475-4.
Russian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Maria Alexandrovna of Tver 		Grand Princess of Moscow
1353–1359 		Vacant
Title next held by
Eudoxia of Moscow