Maria Temryukovna
Maria Temryukovna (born Kucheney;[1] Russian: Мари́я Темрю́ковна; Kabardian: Гуэщэней Идар Темрыкъуэ и пхъу; c. 1545 – 1 September 1569) was the tsaritsa of all Russia from 1561 until her death as the second wife of Ivan the Terrible, the tsar of all Russia.[1] The daughter of Temryuk of Kabardia, Maria (originally named Qochenay bint Teymour (Кученей) before her baptism) was presented to Ivan in Moscow after the death of his first wife Anastasia Romanovna.Ivan soon came to regret the decision to marry her, on account of his new wife being viewed as illiterate and vindictive.Maria was generally hated by her subjects, who believed her to be manipulative and witch-like in her behaviour.The Tsar also never admitted as such, and had many people tortured on suspicion of assassinating the Tsaritsa.
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