# Marfa Boretskaya

_Politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Marfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress, was a Russian businesswoman and noblewoman. She was the wife of Isaak Boretsky, a posadnik of Novgorod in the 15th century.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Veliky Novgorod ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P19))
- **Died:** 1503 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nizhny Novgorod ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Novgorod Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P106))
- **Spouse:** Isaak Boretsky ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P26))
- **Positions held:** posadnik of Novgorod ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Marfa Boretskaya held?**  
Positions held by Marfa Boretskaya include: posadnik of Novgorod.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Marfa Boretskaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_Boretskaya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2625690](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625690) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Марфа Борецкая и Зосима Соловецкий.png by Митрополит Спиридон Сава (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Marfa Boretskaya, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Марфа Борецкая и Зосима Соловецкий.png — Митрополит Спиридон Сава, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Marfa Boretskaya". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/marfa-boretskaya. Retrieved 10 November 2026.