Maria Petrovna Buynosova-Rostovskaya (Буйносова-Ростовская, Мария Петровна in Russian) (born as Catherine - died 2 January 1626) was the second spouse and only tsarina consort of Tsar Vasili IV of Russia.

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Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya
Tsaritsa of All Russia
Tenure	1608–1610
Born	1590s/c. 1586
Died	2 January 1626 Novodevichy Convent
Burial	Archangel Cathedral, Kremlin; prev. Novodevichy Convent
Spouse	Vasili IV of Russia
Issue	Tsarevna Anna Vasilievna Tsarevna Anastasia Vasilievna
Father	Prince Peter Ivanovich Buynosov-Rostovskay
Mother	Maria Ivanovna
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

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Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya was the daughter of prince Piotr Buynosov-Rostovskiy, and related to the Nagoi family.^[1] The wedding to Vasili IV took place on 17 January, 1608.

She and Vasili had two children, Anna and Anastasia, however both died while still infants. ^[2]

In 1610, Vasili - a boyar who had overthrown the previous claimant to the throne, the 'false Dimitri' - was deposed.^[3] After the deposition of her consort, Maria was forced to enter a convent, Novodevichy.^[4] As a nun, she took the name Elena. Her youngest daughter, by then newborn, joined her and became a nun when adult.

Maria died at the Pokrovski, convent in 1625.^[1]

Issue

1. Tsarevna Anna Vasilievna (1609-1609), died in infancy
2. Tsarevna Anastasia Vasilievna (1610-died unknown year), a nun.