Maria of Borovsk
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| Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk | |
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| Grand Princess consort of Moscow | |
| Tenure | 1433–1462 |
| Born | 1418 |
| Died | 1484 (aged 65–66) |
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| Spouse | Vasily II of Moscow |
| Issue | Ivan Vasilievich Anna Vasilievna Andrey Bolshoy |
| Father | Yaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Maloyaroslavets |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk (Мария Ярославна in Russian) (1418–1484) was a Grand Princess consort of Muscovy; she was married to Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow. She was the daughter of Yaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Maloyaroslavets, and Maria, granddaughter of Fyodor Koshka.
Biography
Maria Yaroslavna became the Grand Princess in 1433 after her marriage to Vasily II of Moscow. Two years later the sons of Yury of Zvenigorod, Vasily Kosoy and Dmitry Shemyaka, usurped the throne and she was exiled to Galich. With great difficulty, she managed to return to Moscow.
On February 12, 1446, Dmitry Shemyaka with Ioann of Mozhaysk and Boris of Tver attacked Moscow. Maria Yaroslavna was captured and put into prison. On February 16, 1446, she was sent into exile to Uglich, together with her husband.
In later years, together with her mother-in-law Sophia of Lithuania, Maria played a significant role in the principality. In order to ingratiate herself with the church, in 1450 she exempt the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius from taxes, and the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in 1471.