The Russian consorts were the spouses of the Russian rulers. They used the titles Princess, Grand Princess, Tsarina or Empress.
Princesses and grand princesses consort of Kiev
| Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | Oleg the Wise |
| Olga[1] | - | c.890 | c.903 | 914 | 945 | 969 | Igor I |
| Malusha | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sviatoslav I |
| a Greek nun | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yaropolk I |
| Allogia | - | - | - | - | - | - | Volodimer I |
| a Greek nun, widow of Yaropolk I | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rogneda of Polotsk | Ragnvald | 962 | - | - | 988 | 1002 | |
| Adela | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malfrida | - | - | - | - | 1000 | - | |
| Anna Porphyrogenita[2] | Romanos II Byzantine Emperor (Macedonian dynasty) | 13 March 963 | 989 | 1011 | |||
| a granddaughter of Otto the Great | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Unknown | Bolesław I Chrobry Duke of Poland (Piast) | - | 1013 | 1018 | Sviatopolk I | ||
| Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden | Olof Skötkonung King of Sweden (Munsö) | 1001 | 1019 | 1050 | Yaroslav I | ||
| Gertrude of Poland | Mieszko II of Poland King of Poland (Piast) | 1025 | 1054 | 1073 | 1104 | Iziaslav I | |
| Killikiya or Kelikia (Cecilia) | - | - | 1043–1047 | - | - | Sviatoslav II | |
| Oda of Stade | Lothair Udo I Margrave of Nordmark (Udonids) | - | 1065 | - | - | ||
| Maria(?) | possibly Constantine IX Monomachos Byzantine Emperor (Macedonian dynasty) | - | - | - | - | 1067 | Vsevolod I |
| Anna Polovetskaya | Cuman khan | - | 1068 | 1093 | 1111 | ||
| - | possibly Spytihněv II Duke of Bohemia (Přemyslid dynasty) | - | - | - | - | - | Sviatopolk II |
| Olena | Tugorkhan of the Kypchaks | - | 1094 | - | - | - | |
| Gytha of Wessex | Harold Godwinson King of England (House of Godwin) | c. 1053/1061 | - | - | - | 1098 or 1107 | Volodimer II |
| Eufimia | Byzantine noblewoman | - | - | - | - | 1107 | |
| Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden | Inge the Elder King of Sweden (Stenkil) | - | 1090–1096 | She was his consort before he became Grand Prince of Kiev | 18 January 1122 | Mstislav I | |
| Ljubava Saviditsch | Dmitry Saviditsch, a nobleman of Novgorod | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Helena, an Ossetian Princess | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yaropolk II |
| Maria Mstislavna of Kiev | Mstislav I of Kiev Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | - | 1116 | 1139 | - | 1179 | Vsevolod II |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 1151 | Iziaslav II |
| Rusudan | Demetrius I of Georgia King of Georgia (Bagrationi) | - | 1154 | 1210 | |||
| Unknown | Aepa Ocenevich Khan of the Cumans | - | 1108 | - | - | - | Yuri I |
| Helena | possibly Isaac Komnenos Sebastokrator of the Byzantine Empire (Komnenos) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Agnes of Poland | Boleslaus III Duke of Poland (Piast) | 1137 | 1151 | 1167 | 1170 | 1182 | Mstislav II |
| Unknown | Beloš Vukanović Prince of Serbia (Vukanović) | - | 1150 | - | - | - | Volodimer III |
Grand Princesses of Vladimir
Yurievichi (1157–1331)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Ulita Stepanovna | - | - | 1148 | 1157 | 1175 | Andrey I | |
| - | Unknown | - | - | 1175 | - | - | - | Yaropolk III |
| - | Maria Shvarnovna | - | c. 1158 | - | - | 9 March/19 May 1205/1206 | Vsevolod III | |
| - | Agatha | Michael of Chernigov Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | - | - | - | 1237 | Yury II | |
| - | Fedosia Igorevna of Ryazan | Igor Glebovich, Prince of Ryazan | - | 1218 | - | - | - | Yaroslav II |
| - | Alexandra | Bryacheslav Vasilkovich, Prince of Polatsk and Vitebsk (Rurikids) | - | 1239 | - | - | - | Alexander Nevsky |
| - | Vasilisa or Vassa | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Xenia of Tarusa | Youri Mikhailovich, Prince of Tarusa | c. 1246 | 1265 | 1271 | 1312 | Yaroslav III | |
| - | Unknown | Dmitry Borisovich, Prince of Rostov (Rurikids) | - | - | - | - | - | Andrey III |
 | Anna of Kashin | Dmitry Borisovich, Prince of Rostov (Rurikids) | 1280 | 8 November 1294 | 1304 | 1318 | 2 October 1368 | Mikhail of Tver |
| - | Anastasia of Halych | - | - | c.1320 | - | - | - | Aleksander of Tver |
Grand Princesses of Moscow
Daniilovichi (1283–1547)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Maria | - | - | - | - | - | - | Daniel |
| - | ? | Prince Konstantin Borisovich of Rostov (Rurikids) | - | - | 1297 | before 1316 | Yury | |
| - | Konchaka-Agafia | Togrilcha (Borjigids) | - | 1316 | 1318 | |||
| - | Helena | - | - | - | - | 1 March 1331 | Ivan I | |
| - | Alexandra | - | - | 1332 | 31 March 1340 husband's death | mid 1360s | ||
| - | Aigusta Anastasia of Lithuania | Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids) | - | Winter of 1333 | 31 March 1340 husband's accession | 11 March 1345 | Simeon | |
| - | Eupraxia Feodorovna of Smolensk | Feodor Sviatoslavich, Prince of Dorogobuzh and Viazma (Rurikids) | - | 1345 | 1346 repudiated | - | ||
| - | Maria Alexandrovna of Tver | Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (Rurikids) | - | - | 27 April 1353 husband's death | - | ||
| - | Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova | Vasily Velyaminov, Mayor of Moscow | - | 1345 | 27 April 1353 husband's accession | 13 November 1359 husband's death | 26 December 1364 | Ivan II |
 | Eudoxia Dmitriyevna of Suzdal | Dmitry III, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal (Rurikids) | - | 18 January 1367 | 19 May 1389 husband's death | 7 July 1407 | Dmitry I | |
 | Sophia of Lithuania | Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids) | c. 1371 | 21 January 1391 | 27 February 1425 husband's death | 13 July 1453 | Vasily I | |
| - | Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk | Yaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Maloyaroslavets (Rurikids) | - | 8 March 1433 | 27 March 1462 husband's death | 4 July 1485 | Vasily II | |
| - | Maria Borisovna of Tver | Boris Alexandrovich, Grand Prince of Tver (Rurikids) | c. 1442 | 4 June 1452 | 27 March 1462 husband's accession | 22 April 1467 | Ivan III | |
 | Zoe Palaiologina | Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of Morea (Palaeologos) | c. 1455 | 12 November 1472 | 7 April 1503 | |||
 | Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova | Yury Konstantinovich Saburov (Godunov) | c. 1490 | 4 September 1505 | 6 November 1505 husband's accession | November 1525 marriaged annulled | 18 December 1542 | Vasily III |
 | Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya | Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky (Glinski) | c. 1506/1507 | 21 January 1526 | 3 December 1533 husband's death | 4 April [O.S. 13 April] 1538 | ||
Tsarinas of Russia
Daniilovichi (1547–1598)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva | Roman Yurievich Zakharyin-Yuriev (Romanov) | 1530 | 3/13 February 1547 | 7 August 1560 | Ivan IV | ||
 | Maria Temryukovna born Kučenej | Temrjuk of Kabardia | 1544 | 21 August 1561 | 1 September 1569 | |||
 | Marfa Vasilevna Sobakina | Vasiliy Sobakin | 1552 | 28 October 1571 | 13 November 1571 | |||
| Anna Alexeievna Koltovskaya | Alexei Koltovski | ---- | 29 April 1572 | 1574 repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery) | 5 April 1626 | |||
| Anna Vasilchikova | ---- | ---- | January 1575 (the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church) | 1576/77 repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery) | ||||
 | Maria Feodorovna Nagaya | Feodor Nagoy | ---- | September 1580 or 1581 (the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church) | 18 March 1584 husband's death | 1608 or 20 August 1612 | ||
 | Irina Feodorovna Godunova | Feodor Ivanovich Godunov (Godunov) | 1557 | 1580 | 18 March 1584 | 16/17 January 1598 husband's death | 27 October 1603 | Feodor I |
Time of Troubles (1598–1613)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya | Grigory Lukyanovich Skuratov-Belskiy (Skuratova-Belskaya) | ---- | 1570/1571 | 7 January 1598 husband's accession | ---- | 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605 husband's death | 10 June 1605 | Boris Godunov |
 | Marina Yuryevna Mniszech | Jerzy Mniszech (Mniszech) | c. 1588 | 8 May 1606 | 8 May 1606 | 17 May 1606 husband's desposition | 24 December 1614 | False Dmitry I False Dmitry II | |
_by_shakko.jpg) | Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskaya born Ekaterina | Prince Peter Ivanovich Buynosov-Rostov (Buynosov-Rostov) | c. 1586 | 17 January 1608 | ---- | 19 July 1610 husband's desposition | 2 January 1626 | Vasily IV | |
House of Romanov (1613–1721)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova | Prince Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov (Dolgoruki) | 1601 | 19 September 1624 | 17 January 1625 | Michael I | |||
_2.jpg) | Eudoxia Lukyanovna Streshnyova | Lukyan Stepanovich Streshnyov (Streshnyov) | 1608 | 5 February 1626 | 12 July 1645 husband's death | 18 August 1645 | ||
 | Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya | Ilya Danilovich Miloslavsky (Miloslavsky) | 1625 | 26 January 1648 | 2/3 March 1669 | Alexis | ||
 | Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina | Kirill Poluektovich Naryshkin (Naryshkin) | 1 September 1651 | 1 February 1671 | 29 January 1676 husband's death | 4 February 1694 | ||
_by_shakko-2013.jpg) | Agafiya Semyonovna Grushetskaya | Simeon Feodorovich Grushetsky (Grushetsky) | 1663 | 28 July 1680 | 24 July 1681 | Feodor III | ||
 | Marfa Matveyevna Apraksina | Matvei Vasilievich Apraksin (Apraksin) | 1664 | 24 February 1682 | 7 May 1682 husband's death | 11 January 1716 | ||
.jpg) | Praskovya Fyodorovna Saltykova | Feodor Petrovich Saltykov (Saltykov) | 12 October 1664 | 9 January 1684 | 8 February 1696 husband's death | 13 October 1723 | Ivan V | |
.jpg) | Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina | Feodor Abramovich Lopukhin (Lopukhin) | 9 August 1669 | 6 February 1689 | 1698 divorce | 7 September 1731 | Peter I | |
 | Catherine Alexeyevna[3] [4] born Marta Helena Skowrońska | Samuel Skowroński (House of Skavronsky) | 15 April 1684 (New Style) | 19 February 1712 | 22 October 1721 became empress | 17 May 1727 (New Style) | ||
Empresses of Russia
House of Romanov (1721–1762)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Catherine Alexeyevna born Marta Helena Skowrońska | Samuel Skowroński (House of Skavronsky) | 15 April 1684 (New Style) | 19 February 1712 | 22 October 1721 Empire proclaimed | 7 May 1724 crowned as co-ruler | 8 February 1725 husband's death & became Empress regnant | 17 May 1727 (New Style) | Peter I |
House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (1762–1917)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Catherine Alekseyevna born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst | Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) | 2 May 1729 (New Style) | 21 August 1745 | 5 January 1762 husband's accession | 22 September 1762 crowned as Empress Regnant | 9 July 1762 husband's abdication & became Empress Regnant | 17 November 1796 | Peter III |
.jpg) | Maria Feodorovna born Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg | Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 25 October 1759 | 26 September 1776 | 6 November 1796 husband's accession | 5 April 1797 | 23 March 1801 husband's assassination | 5 November 1828 | Paul I |
.jpg) | Elizabeth Alexeievna born Louise of Baden | Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen) | 24 January 1779 | 28 September 1793 | 24 March 1801 husband's accession | 15 September 1801 | 1 December 1825 husband's death | 16 May 1826 | Alexander I |
 | Alexandra Feodorovna born Charlotte of Prussia | Frederick William III of Prussia (Hohenzollern) | 13 July 1798 | 13 July 1817 | 1 December 1825 husband's accession | 3 September 1826 | 2 March 1855 husband's death | 1 November 1860 | Nicholas I |
 | Maria Alexandrovna born Marie of Hesse and by Rhine | Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 8 August 1824 | 16 April 1841 | 2 March 1855 husband's accession | 7 September 1856 | 8 June 1880 | Alexander II | |
 | Maria Feodorovna born Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[N 1] | Christian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) | 26 November 1847 | 9 November 1866 | 13 March 1881 husband's accession | 15 May 1883 | 1 November 1894 husband's death | 13 October 1928 | Alexander III |
 | Alexandra Feodorovna born Alix of Hesse and by Rhine | Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 6 June 1872 | 26 November 1894 | 16 May 1896 | 15 March 1917 husband's abdication | 17 July 1918 | Nicholas II | |
Notes
References
Sources
- Hughes, Lindsey (2004). "Catherine I of Russia, Consort to Peter the Great". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 131–154. ISBN 0-521-81422-7.
- Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584 (E-book) (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.
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