Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya

Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskaya (Буйносова-Ростовская, Мария Петровна in Russian) (born as Catherine - died 2 January 1626) was the second spouse and only tsarina consort of Tsar Vasili IV of Russia.

Life
Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya was the daughter of prince Piotr Buynosov-Rostovskiy, and related to the Nagoi family. The wedding to Vasili IV took place on 17 January, 1608.

She and Vasili had two children, Anna and Anastasia, however both died while still infants.

In 1610, Vasili - a boyar who had overthrown the previous claimant to the throne, the 'false Dimitri' - was deposed. After the deposition of her consort, Maria was forced to enter a convent, Novodevichy. As a nun, she took the name Elena. Her youngest daughter, by then newborn, joined her and became a nun when adult.

Maria died at the Pokrovski, convent in 1625.


 * Issue:
 * 1) Tsarevna Anna Vasilievna (1609-1609), died in infancy
 * 2) Tsarevna Anastasia Vasilievna (1610-died unknown year), a nun.