Maria Borisovna of Tver (Russian: Мария Борисовна) (1442 - 1467) was the first wife of Grand Prince Ivan III and daughter of Boris Alexandrovich of Tver and of his first wife Anastasiya Andreyevna Mozhaisky.
When Vasili II (Ivan III's father) was getting ready to attack Dmitri Shemyaka, he found an ally in the person of Boris of Tver. The two decided to seal the alliance by arranging a betrothal between the future Ivan III and Maria of Tver in 1447 when she was only 5 years old. The wedding took place in Moscow on June 4, 1452 when Maria was only ten years old.
She died in 1467, allegedly from poisoning. According to the chronicles of Joseph Volotsky, she had not been very healthy since her childhood. Her marriage when she was still very young may have caused additional illness.
When Vasili II (Ivan III's father) was getting ready to attack Dmitri Shemyaka, he found an ally in the person of Boris of Tver. The two decided to seal the alliance by arranging a betrothal between the future Ivan III and Maria of Tver in 1447 when she was only 5 years old. The wedding took place in Moscow on June 4, 1452 when Maria was only ten years old.
She died in 1467, allegedly from poisoning. According to the chronicles of Joseph Volotsky, she had not been very healthy since her childhood. Her marriage when she was still very young may have caused additional illness.
Maria Borisovna of Tver (Russian: Мария Борисовна) (1442 - 1467) was the first wife of Grand Prince Ivan III and daughter of Boris Alexandrovich of Tver and of his first wife Anastasiya Andreyevna Mozhaisky.
When Vasili II (Ivan III's father) was getting ready to attack Dmitri Shemyaka, he found an ally in the person of Boris of Tver. The two decided to seal the alliance by arranging a betrothal between the future Ivan III and Maria of Tver in 1447 when she was only 5 years old. The wedding took place in Moscow on June 4, 1452 when Maria was only ten years old.
She died in 1467, allegedly from poisoning. According to the chronicles of Joseph Volotsky, she had not been very healthy since her childhood. Her marriage when she was still very young may have caused additional illness.
When Vasili II (Ivan III's father) was getting ready to attack Dmitri Shemyaka, he found an ally in the person of Boris of Tver. The two decided to seal the alliance by arranging a betrothal between the future Ivan III and Maria of Tver in 1447 when she was only 5 years old. The wedding took place in Moscow on June 4, 1452 when Maria was only ten years old.
She died in 1467, allegedly from poisoning. According to the chronicles of Joseph Volotsky, she had not been very healthy since her childhood. Her marriage when she was still very young may have caused additional illness.
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