1. Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya was a Russian tsaritsa as the first spouse of tsar Alexis of Russia.
11 Facts About Maria Miloslavskaya
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Maria Miloslavskaya was the mother of tsar Feodor III of Russia, tsar Ivan V of Russia, and the princess regent Sophia Alekseyevna.
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Maria Miloslavskaya's father was a relative and supporter of Boris Morozov, the influential tutor and favorite of the tsar.
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Maria Miloslavskaya had the support of Boris Morozov, who intended to marry her sister Anna Miloslavskaya, and hoped that Alexis I would choose Maria, which would make him the brother-in-law of the tsar.
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Maria Miloslavskaya was reportedly a beauty, and was declared perfectly healthy after an examination by a court physician.
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The marriage between tsar Alexis of Russia and tsaritsa Maria Miloslavskaya is described as a happy one.
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Tsaritsa Maria was described as beautiful, but there was a rumor that Maria was a witch with a goat foot who could master sorcery.
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Tsaritsa Maria Miloslavskaya fulfilled her expected role both in regard to charity and religion.
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Maria Miloslavskaya engaged in charity public donations to the Moscow city hospitals for the poor sick and disabled, and supported the work of Fyodor Rtishchev.
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Maria Miloslavskaya acted as the protector of the cult of Mary of Egypt, and favored the Sretensky Monastery.
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Maria Miloslavskaya died of the fever after having given birth, several months after her father.