Barbara Aleksandrówna
Lithuanian princess (c. 1428 – c. 1490)
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Barbara Aleksandrówna[1] (c. 1428 – between 1488 and 1492) was a princess and wife of prince Bolesław IV of Warsaw. She was the daughter of Alexander Włodzimierzowic, the prince of Kiev.
TenureBetween 1440 and 1443 - 10 September 1454
Reign1458–1462
PredecessorAnna Feodorovna of Ratnie
SuccessorKonrad III Rudy
| Barbara Aleksandrówna | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Warsaw | |
| Tenure | Between 1440 and 1443 - 10 September 1454 |
| Regent of Czersk, Liw, Warsaw, Nur, Łomża, Ciechanów, Różan, Zakroczym, and Wyszogród | |
| Reign | 1458–1462 |
| Predecessor | Anna Feodorovna of Ratnie |
| Successor | Konrad III Rudy |
| Born | c. 1428 |
| Died | between 1488 and 1492 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Bolesław IV of Warsaw |
| Issue | Bolesław Janusz Konrad III Rudy Bolesław Casimir III of Płock Janusz Anna Sophia Bolesław V of Warsaw Janusz II of Płock |
| House | Gediminid |
| Father | Aleksandras Olelka |
| Mother | Anastasia Vasilievna |
Between 1440 and 1443, she married Bolesław IV of Warsaw.[2] Her husband died on September 10, 1454.[3] After death of her mother-in-law in 1458 she became a regent in the name of her minor sons Konrad III, Bolesław V, Kazimierz III, and Janusz II.[4] She usually entitled herself ducissa et gubernatrix Mazouie etc.[4]
She was buried in Nowe Miasto, Płońsk County.