List of Russian royal consorts

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)

Grand Princesses of Moscow

Daniilovichi (1283–1547)

Tsarinas of Russia

Daniilovichi (1547–1598)

Time of Troubles (1598–1613)

House of Romanov (1613–1721)

Empresses of Russia

House of Romanov (1721–1762)

House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (1762–1917)

Notes

1. Created princess of Denmark at the age of 5, due to the election of her father as heir-presumptive to the Danish throne. Thus, she was later known as Princess Dagmar of Denmark before her marriage.

References

1. Martin 2007, p. 14.
2. Martin 2007, p. 25.
3. 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). "Catherine I empress of Russia". Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. Hughes 2004, p. 131.

Sources

• Hughes, Lindsey (2004). "Catherine I of Russia, Consort to Peter the Great". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 131–154. ISBN 0-521-81422-7.
• Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584 (E-book) (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.