What is Vasilisa Melentyeva's full name?

Vasilisa Melentyeva

When did Vasilisa Melentyeva die?

1579

Vasilisa Melentyeva body shape:

Slim

Is Vasilisa Melentyeva gay or straight?

Straight

What religion is Vasilisa Melentyeva?

Eastern Orthodox

What is Vasilisa Melentyeva's ethnicity?

White

What is Vasilisa Melentyeva nationality?

Russian

What is Vasilisa Melentyeva's occupation?

Royalty

Short Biography

Vasilisa Melentyeva (Russian: ) (died 1579) was Tsarina of the Tsardom of Russia and was the sixth wife of Ivan the Terrible. Before her marriage to Ivan, Vasilisa is recorded to have been a widow of a prince serving in the Livonian War. Though Ivan considered her beautiful and sweet natured, he discovered her a few months after their marriage having an affair with a prince named Devletev. Ivan forced Vasilisa to watch her lover be impaled, and as further punishment, buried her alive in a cloister.