Sobakin, Marta (d. 1571)

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Sobakin, Marta (d. 1571)

Russian empress for less than one month. Died on November 13, 1571; daughter of Vassili Sobakin; became third wife of Ivan IV the Terrible (1530–1584), tsar of Russia (r. 1533–1584), on October 28, 1571.

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