AIGUSTA GEDIMINOVNA (in Orthodoxy Anastasia) (c. 1320 - † March 11, 1345 in Moscow), Princess of Moscow and Grand Princess of Vladimir, since 1334 the first wife ofSimeon Ivanovich, the Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir

Father

  • Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316–1341)

Mother

  • Jewna of Polotsk, daughter ofIvan Vsevolodovich, Prince of Polotsk, the second wife of Gediminas [8, s. 702]* * Some researchers believe that Jewna is a fictitional character, since her name is mentioned only in the Bychowiec Chronicle in connection with her death [6, p. 367-368].

Biography

The exact date of birth of the princess is unknown. Given the date of her wedding, it can be assumed that Aigusta was born around 1320.

In 1333/34. [I, p. 92] she was married toSimeon (Semyon) Ivanovich, the son of Ivan Kalita. Simeon was then 17 years old, and the marriage, most likely, was of a diplomatic nature [2, p. 105; 7, p. 80].

In baptism, Aigusta took the name Anastasia. She had two sons, who died, however, in infancy [I, p. 92, p. 93] and a daughter, Vasilisa. V.A. Kuchkin believes that the daughter was the firstborn in the prince's family [3, p. 14].

The name of Aigusta-Anastasia appears in connection with the paintings of the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin: the princess invited Greek masters at her own expense [1, p. 75; 4, p. 89].

Aigusta-Anastasia died on March 11, 1345 of the plague. She was buried in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior on the Bor of the Moscow Kremlin. The burial has not survived [4, p. 90; 5, p. 20].

 

* Some researchers believe that Jewna is a fictitional character, since her name is mentioned only in the Bychowiec Chronicle in connection with her death [6, p. 367-368].

Children

  • Vasily Simeonovich (1336-1337)
  • Konstantin Simeonovich (1340-1340) [8, s. 702–703]
  • Vasilisa Simeonovna, wife of Mikhail Vasilyevich, Prince of Kashin

Sources

1. PSRL. T. XVIII. Simeonovskaia letopis'. SPb., 1913.

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