Saltykova, Praskovya (1664–1723)
Saltykova, Praskovya (1664–1723)
Russian empress. Name variations: Dowager Empress Praskovya; Praskovia Saltykova; Proscovia or Proskovia Soltykov. Born Praskovya Fedorovna Saltykova on October 21, 1664; died on October 24, 1723; daughter of Feodor Soltykov; married Ivan V Romanov (1666–1696), tsar of Russia (r. 1682–1689), on January 9, 1684; children: Marie (died young); Theodosia (1690–1691); Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692–1733); Anna Ivanovna (1693–1740); Proskovia Romanov (1694–1731, who married Ivan Momonov).
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