Anastasia Romanovna
Anastasia Romanovna (1547-1560) Wife of Ivan the Terrible
Anastasia was the first wife of the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible . The queen belonged to the Zakharyin-Yuriev family, who soon received the nickname Romanovs. Thanks to such a close relationship with the mother of Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich, the Romanovs managed to claim their rights to the Russian throne.Thus, the Romanov dynasty, the last family of Russian tsars, came to power.
Anastasia Romanovna was brought to the Kremlin for Ivan's inspection along with as many as 1500 other potential brides. Nobles from across Russia brought their eligible daughters and Ivan selected Anastasia as his preferred companion.
The two were married in 1547 and Anastasia gave birth to six children before she died in 1560. She had been ill for some time, and Ivan suspected the Russian nobles (boyars) of poisoning her. He had several of them tortured and executed without trial. Recent forensic evidence suggests Anastasia may have been poisoned with mercury, although this metallic element was also used to treat some ailments.
It is said that Anastasia had a calming influence on Ivan's mercurial nature and her death may have escalated his paranoia. Regardless, it is clear that Ivan loved his wife very much and likely played no part in her death.
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