Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia

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Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia was a 17th-century Russian regent who effectively ruled the Tsardom of Russia during the minority of her younger half-brothers Ivan V and Peter I (Peter the Great).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian noble
member of the House of Romanov
regent
associatedWith Streltsy uprisings
surface form: "Streltsy Uprising of 1682"

Streltsy uprisings
surface form: "Streltsy revolt of 1698"
burialPlace Novodevichy Convent
countryOfCitizenship Tsardom of Russia
dateOfBirth 1657-09-17
dateOfDeath 1704-07-14
dynasty House of Romanov
surface form: "Romanov dynasty"
education received advanced education for a woman of her time
era 17th century
early modern period
father Alexis of Russia NERFINISHED
foreignPolicy pursued alliances with Poland-Lithuania and the Habsburgs against the Ottoman Empire
fullName Sophia Alekseyevna Romanova NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Sophia
halfSibling Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED
historicalReputation one of the first women to rule Russia de facto
knownFor de facto ruler of Russia during the minority of Ivan V and Peter I
political rivalry with Peter I of Russia
languageOfName Russian
lossOfPower 1689
militaryEvent Crimean campaigns of 1687 and 1689
mother Maria Miloslavskaya NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Russian
notableEvent Streltsy uprisings
surface form: "Moscow Uprising of 1682"
overthrownBy Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED
patronymicName Alekseyevna
placeOfBirth Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
placeOfConfinement Novodevichy Convent
placeOfDeath Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
policy support of the Naryshkin and Miloslavsky factions at court at different times
positionHeld regent of Russia
powerBase Streltsy
surface form: "Streltsy regiments"
regencyEnd 1689
regencyFor Ivan V of Russia NERFINISHED
Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED
regencyStart 1682
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Moscow Kremlin
sibling Feodor III of Russia NERFINISHED
Ivan V of Russia NERFINISHED
successorInPower Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED
titleAfterConfinement nun

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexis of Russia child Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia
Natalya Naryshkina stepMotherOf Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia