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Afrosinya
Sign in to saveAfrosinya Fedorova (; ) was a Finnish woman sold into Russian serfdom after being captured in war. She became the concubine of Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, son and heir of Peter the Great and fled with him on 26 September 1716 from his father. Information provided by her was crucial in sentencing Alexei to death after their return to Russia.
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- Born
- 1700-01-01
- Died
- 1748-01-01
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- 1 January 1700
- Died
- 1 January 1748
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- Early life
- Mistress of the Tsarevich
- Flight and exile
- Alexei's downfall
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Afrosinya Fedorova (; ) was a Finnish woman sold into Russian serfdom after being captured in war. She became the concubine of Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, son and heir of Peter the Great and fled with him on 26 September 1716 from his father. Information provided by her was crucial in sentencing Alexei to death after their return to Russia.
==Early life== Afrosinya was born around 1700, perhaps near the future Saint Petersburg, an area not yet taken by Russia but at the time a part of the Swedish Empire. During the Great Northern war she fell victim of the slave trade during the Great Wrath when she was captured with her brother, Ivan, and sold as serfs to Prince Nikifor Kondrat'evich Viazemskii, former tutor of Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia.
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