as having visited several convents. In a negative note, her reign was infamous for conflicts inside the government caused by her close association with a handsome young boyar named Ivan Feodorovich Ovchina-Telepnev-Obolensky and the Metropolitan Daniel. Elena died in 1538 at a relatively young age. Her son's governess, Agrippina Fedorovna Chelyadnina, was arrested in connection with Elena's death. Some historians believe that Elena was poisoned by the Shuiskys, who usurped power after her death. Recent studies of her remains tend to support the thesis that she was poisoned. References Sources External links |- |- |- 1538 deaths Russian royal consorts Regents of Russia Female regents Russian people of Serbian descent Russian people of Tatar descent People of the Grand Duchy of Moscow 16th-century women rulers 16th-century Russian people Year of birth unknown Rurik dynasty 16th-century Russian women