Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia
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Sophia Alekseyevna (Russian: Со́фья Алексе́евна, IPA: [ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə]; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1657 – 14 July [O.S. 3 July] 1704[1]) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, to install herself during the minority of her brother Ivan V and half-brother Peter I. She carried out her regency with a firm hand. The activity of this "bogatyr-tsarevna", as Sergey Solovyov called her, was all the more extraordinary, as upper-class Muscovite women, confined to the upper-floor terem and veiled and guarded in public, invariably were kept aloof from any open involvement in politics.[2]
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Tsarevna of Russia | |||||
Regent of Russia | |||||
Regency | 8 June 1682 – 22 September 1689 | ||||
Monarchs | Peter I and Ivan V | ||||
Born | (1657-09-27)27 September 1657 Moscow, Russia | ||||
Died | 14 July 1704(1704-07-14) (aged 46) Novodevichy Convent, Russia | ||||
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House | Romanov | ||||
Father | Alexis I | ||||
Mother | Maria Miloslavskaya | ||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox |