Helena of Moscow
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| Helena of Moscow | ||
 Helena with her husband Alexander Jagiellon |
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| Royal House | Rurik Dynasty | |
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| Parents | Ivan III of Russia, Sophia Paleologue |
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| Consort | Alexander Jagiellon | |
| Date of Birth | May 19, 1476 | |
| Place of Birth | Kremlin, Moscow | |
| Date of Death | January 20, 1513 | |
| Place of Death | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Place of Burial | Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius | |
Helena Ivanovna of Moscow (Lithuanian: Elena; Polish: Helena Moskiewska; 19 May 1476 – 20 January 1513) was a Grand Duchess of Lithuania and titular Queen of Poland as a wife of king of Poland Alexander Jagiellon.
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[edit] Biography
Helena was the daughter of a Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III[1], and of a niece of the last Byzantine emperor Sophia Paleologue. Helena was a younger sister of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III of Russia.[2] In 1495 the marriage between Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Helena was held in the Cathedral of the Theotokos in Vilnius, in the presence of Saint Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow. She didn't converted to Catholicism to become Queen of Poland and remained faithful to her Eastern Orthodox Church believes. That is why she was never crowned.
Helena became pregnant and miscarried at least twice (1497 and 1499). According to the rumor, she was poisoned by Mikołaj Radziwiłł. She was buried in the Cathedral of the Theotokos in Vilnius.[3]
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Helena of Moscow |
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Sophia Paleologue |
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[edit] Trivia
Marie Louse Gonzaga de Nevers was the second Polish Queen after Helena whose family tree lead to the Byzantine emperor (Andronikos II Palaiologos).
[edit] References
- ^ poczet.com, Aleksander I Jagiellończyk
- ^ polska.pl, Bitwa pod Orszą.
- ^ miastaeuropy.pl, Wilno - zabytki Wilna.
- ^ rootsweb.com
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Helena of Moscow
Born: 19 May 1476 Died: 20 January 1513 |
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| Preceded by Elisabeth of Austria |
Queen of Poland (titular) 1501-1506 |
Succeeded by Barbara Zápolya |
