Tsarevna Irina Mikhailovna of Russia

Tsarevna Irina Mikhailovna (Russian: Ирина Михайловна; 22 April 1627 – 8 February 1679), was the eldest daughter of Tsar Michael of Russia from his second marriage to Eudoxia Streshneva, a noblewoman from Mozhaysk. She was the elder sister of Alexis of Russia. She was baptized in the Chudov Monastery by Patriarch Filaret. In 1643, Irina was to marry Prince Valdemar Christian of Denmark, but after arriving in Russia he refused to convert to the Orthodox faith and was imprisoned until 1645.

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