Agrypina
Agrypina or Agrafena (Russian: Агриппина, romanized: Agrippina; fl. 14th century) was a Lithuanian noblewoman from the Gediminid dynasty. She was a daughter of Grand Duke Algirdas and his first wife Maria of Vitebsk.[1][2] She was a princess of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal from 1354 as the wife of Boris of Suzdal.
Life
She was a daughter of Grand Duke Algirdas by his first wife Maria of Vitebsk.[2]
In 1354, she married Boris of Suzdal, son of Konstantin and brother of Dmitry.[2][3][4] This is only mentioned in the Suprasl Chronicle, a transcription of the first Lithuanian Chronicle. One Russian chronicle, the Voskresensky Chronicle, confirms the marriage, but does not record the bride's name. That is the only reliable information available about Agrypina. Her husband attempted to take control over the throne of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal, but failed when he was opposed by Grand Prince Dmitry of Moscow.[5]
References
- ^ Kondratas, Mikalojus (1994). Lietuvių tautos ir valstybės istorija (in Lithuanian). Leidybos centras. ISBN 978-9986-03-070-6.
- ^ a b c Jonynas, Ignas (1996). Lietuvos didieji kunigaikščiai (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. ISBN 978-5-420-01256-7.
- ^ Rowell 2014, xxxii.
- ^ Fennell 2023, p. 216.
- ^ Jonynas, Ignas (1933–1944). "Agripina". In Biržiška, Vaclovas (ed.). Lietuviškoji enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Kaunas: Spaudos Fondas. pp. 101–102.
Sources
- Fennell, John (15 November 2023). The Emergence of Moscow, 1304-1359. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-34759-5.
- Rowell, S. C. (6 March 2014). Lithuania Ascending. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-65876-9.