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Anna Vasilchikova
Born:
Unknown
Died:
1579, Convent of the Intercession (Suzdal)
Anna Vasilchikova was the sixth wife of Ivan the Terrible. She married Ivan IV in January 1575. Two years later, she was banished to the Convent of the Intercession in Suzdal, where she allegedly died of a “chest complaint” in 1579.
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