Elena of Moldavia
Elena Stefanovna of Moldavia (Russian: Елена Стефановна, romanized: Yelena Stefanovna), also known as Elena of Wallachia (Russian: Елена Волошанка, romanized: Yelena Voloshanka; c. 1464–1466 – 18 January 1505), was a Moldavian princess as a daughter of Stephen III, who later became the grand princess consort of Moscow in 1483 as the wife of Ivan the Young, the heir of Ivan III of Russia.
| Elena of Moldavia | |||||
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| Grand Princess of Moscow | |||||
Fantasy portrait from the album of the Bucharest National Museum of Antiquities (1904) | |||||
| Princess of Tver | |||||
| Reign | 1485–1490 | ||||
| Monarch | Ivan III | ||||
| Born | c. 1464–1466 | ||||
| Died | 18 January 1505 (aged 39 or 41) Moscow, Russia | ||||
| Burial | Ascension Convent, Moscow | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Dmitry Ivanovich | ||||
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| House | Mușat | ||||
| Father | Stephen III of Moldavia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Evdochia of Kiev | ||||
After her husband's death in 1490, their son Dmitry Ivanovich was made co-ruler in 1498 until her faction lost in 1502; she and her son were then imprisoned.
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