Maria Dolgorukova
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Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova (Мария Владимировна Долгорукова in Russian) (1601 – 17 January 1625) was the first wife of Tsar Michael I of Russia.

She was a daughter of a boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....

 Knyaz
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....

 Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov and wife Princess Maria Vasilievna Barbashina-Shuiskaya. Her family were of Rurikid stock and related to the ancient grand princes of Russia, unlike her husband.

Maria Vladimirovna died four months after her marriage to Michael, which took place in 1624. Maria died from labor difficulties. Either she was already pregnant at her marriage, or she went into pre-term labor.
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