The Russian consorts were the spouses of the Russian rulers. They used the titles Princess, Grand Princess, Tsarina or Empress.
Princesses and grand princesses consort of Kiev
Grand Princesses of Vladimir Yurievichi (1157–1331) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse-Ulita Stepanovna--114811571175 Andrey I-Unknown--1175---Yaropolk III-Maria ShvarnovnaShvarn Zhiroslavich10 August 11551172-420 June 117419 March 1205Vsevolod III-Agatha Mikhailovich of ChernigovVsevolod IV of KievGrand Prince of Kiev(Rurikids)119412111212February 7, 1238Yury II-Fedosia Igorevna of RyazanIgor Glebovich,Prince of Ryazan(Rurikids)-1218---Yaroslav II-Alexandra Bryachislavna of PolotskBryacheslav Vasilkovich,Prince of Polotsk and Vitebsk(Rurikids)12221239125214 November 126313th centuryAlexander Nevsky-Xenia of TarusaYouri Mikhailovich,Prince of Tarusa possibly (Rurikids)c. 1246126512711312Yaroslav III-UnknownDmitry Borisovich of Rostov(Rurikids)-----Andrey IIIAnna of Kashin Dmitry Borisovich of Rostov(Rurikids)1280 8 November 129427 July 130422 November 13182 October 1368 Mikhail of Tver-Anastasia of HalychYuri I of Galicia(Rurikids)12961320132613271364/5Aleksander of Tver
Grand Princesses of Moscow Daniilovichi (1283–1547) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse-Maria------Daniel-?Prince Konstantin Borisovich of Rostov (Rurikids)--1297 before 1316 Yury-Konchaka-AgafiaTogrilcha (Borjigids)-1316 1318-Helena----1 March 1331Ivan I-Alexandra--133231 March 1340husband's deathmid 1360s-Aigusta Anastasia of LithuaniaGediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids)-Winter of 133331 March 1340husband's accession11 March 1345Simeon-Eupraxia Feodorovna of SmolenskFeodor Sviatoslavich, Prince of Dorogobuzh and Viazma (Rurikids)-13451346repudiated--Maria Alexandrovna of TverAleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (Rurikids)--27 April 1353husband's death--Alexandra Vasilyevna VelyaminovaVasily Velyaminov, Mayor of Moscow -1345 27 April 1353husband's accession13 November 1359husband's death26 December 1364Ivan IIEudoxia Dmitriyevna of SuzdalDmitry III, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal (Rurikids)-18 January 136719 May 1389 husband's death7 July 1407Dmitry ISophia of LithuaniaVytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids)c. 1371 21 January 1391 27 February 1425 husband's death13 July 1453Vasily I-Maria Yaroslavna of BorovskYaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Maloyaroslavets(Rurikids)-8 March 1433 27 March 1462husband's death4 July 1485Vasily II-Maria Borisovna of TverBoris of Tver (Rurikids)c. 14424 June 1452 27 March 1462husband's accession22 April 1467Ivan IIIZoe PalaiologinaThomas Palaeologus, Despot of Morea (Palaeologos)c. 145512 November 14727 April 1503Solomonia Yuryevna SaburovaYury Konstantinovich Saburov (Godunov)c. 1490 4 September 15056 November 1505husband's accessionNovember 1525marriaged annulled18 December 1542Vasily IIIElena Vasilyevna GlinskayaPrince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky (Glinski)c. 1506/150721 January 15263 December 1533 husband's death
Tsarinas of Russia Daniilovichi (1547–98) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death SpouseAnastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-YurievaRoman Yurievich Zakharyin-Yuriev (Romanov)15303/13 February 1547 7 August 1560Ivan IVMaria Temryukovnaborn KučenejTemrjuk of Kabardia1544 21 August 15611 September 1569 Marfa Vasilevna SobakinaVasiliy Sobakin155228 October 1571 13 November 1571Anna Alexeievna KoltovskayaAlexei Koltovski----29 April 1572 1574repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery)5 April 1626 Anna Vasilchikova--------January 1575(the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church)1576/77 repudiated by her husband (sent to monastery)Maria Feodorovna NagayaFeodor Nagoy----September 1580 or 1581(the wedding wasn't authorized by the Church)18 March 1584 husband's death1608 or 20 August 1612Irina Feodorovna GodunovaFeodor Ivanovich Godunov ()1557158018 March 1584 16/17 January 1598 husband's death27 October 1603Feodor I
Time of Troubles (1598–1613) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Coronation Ceased to be Consort Death SpouseMaria Grigorievna Skuratova-BelskayaGrigory Lukyanovich Skuratov-Belskiy (Skuratova-Belskaya)----1570/15717 January 1598husband's accession----23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605husband's death10 June 1605Boris Godunov Marina Yuryevna Mniszech Jerzy Mniszech (Mniszech)c. 15888 May 16068 May 160617 May 1606husband's desposition24 December 1614False Dmitry I False Dmitry II Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskayaborn EkaterinaPrince Peter Ivanovich Buynosov-Rostov(Buynosov-Rostov)c. 158617 January 1608----19 July 1610husband's desposition2 January 1626Vasily IV
House of Romanov (1613–1721) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death SpouseMaria Vladimirovna DolgorukovaPrince Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov (Dolgoruki)1601 19 September 162417 January 1625Michael IEudoxia Lukyanovna StreshnyovaLukyan Stepanovich Streshnyov(Streshnyov)1608 5 February 162612 July 1645husband's death18 August 1645Maria Ilyinichna MiloslavskayaIlya Danilovich Miloslavsky (Miloslavsky)162526 January 1648 2/3 March 1669AlexisNatalya Kirillovna NaryshkinaKirill Poluektovich Naryshkin(Naryshkin)1 September 1651 1 February 1671 29 January 1676husband's death4 February 1694Agafiya Semyonovna GrushetskayaSimeon Feodorovich Grushetsky (Grushetsky)166328 July 1680 24 July 1681Feodor III Marfa Matveyevna ApraksinaMatvei Vasilievich Apraksin(Apraksin)166424 February 1682 7 May 1682husband's death11 January 1716Praskovya Fyodorovna SaltykovaFeodor Petrovich Saltykov (Saltykov)12 October 1664 9 January 1684 8 February 1696husband's death13 October 1723Ivan V Eudoxia Feodorovna LopukhinaFeodor Abramovich Lopukhin (Lopukhin)9 August 16696 February 16891698divorce7 September 1731Peter ICatherine Alexeyevna At the beginning of her relationship with Peter, Catherine was known in Russia as Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya. She converted to Orthodoxy in 1703, and took the new name Catherine Alexeyevna (Yekaterina Alexeyevna). born Marta Helena SkowrońskaSamuel Skowroński()15 April 1684(New Style) 19 February 171222 October 1721became empress17 May 1727(New Style)
Empresses of Russia House of Romanov (1721–62) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Coronation Ceased to be Consort Death SpouseCatherine Alexeyevnaborn Marta Helena SkowrońskaSamuel Skowroński()15 April 1684 (New Style) 19 February 1712 22 October 1721Empire proclaimed7 May 1724crowned as co-ruler8 February 1725husband's death & became Empress regnant17 May 1727 (New Style)Peter I
House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (1762–1917)
PictureArms Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Coronation Ceased to be Consort Death SpouseCatherine Alekseyevnaborn Sophie of Anhalt-ZerbstChristian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst(Ascania)2 May 1729 (New Style)21 August 17455 January 1762husband's accession22 September 1762crowned as Empress Regnant9 July 1762husband's abdication & became Empress Regnant17 November 1796Peter III Maria Feodorovnaborn Sophie Dorothea of WürttembergFriedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (Württemberg)25 October 175926 September 17766 November 1796husband's accession5 April 179723 March 1801husband's assassination5 November 1828 Paul I Elizabeth Alexeievnaborn Louise of BadenCharles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen)24 January 177928 September 1793 24 March 1801husband's accession15 September 18011 December 1825husband's death16 May 1826Alexander I Alexandra Feodorovnaborn Charlotte of PrussiaFrederick William III of Prussia (Hohenzollern)13 July 179813 July 1817 1 December 1825husband's accession3 September 18262 March 1855husband's death1 November 1860 Nicholas I Maria Alexandrovnaborn Marie of Hesse and by RhineLouis II, Grand Duke of Hesse(Hesse-Darmstadt)8 August 1824 16 April 18412 March 1855husband's accession7 September 18568 June 1880Alexander II Maria Feodorovnaborn Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgChristian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)26 November 1847 9 November 1866 13 March 1881husband's accession15 May 18831 November 1894husband's death13 October 1928Alexander III Alexandra Feodorovnaborn Alix of Hesse and by RhineLouis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)6 June 1872 26 November 1894 16 May 1896 15 March 1917husband's abdication17 July 1918Nicholas II
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