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The Russians, commanded personally by Tsar Vasili III of Russia, laid a six-week siege in January–February 1513, but Grand Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski repelled the attack. Another four-week siege followed in August–September 1513. In May 1514, Vasili III again led his army against Smolensk.
Elena Glinskaya. Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya ( Russian: Елена Васильевна Глинская; c. 1510 – 4 April 1538) was the grand princess consort of Moscow as the second wife of Vasili III of Russia, and de facto regent of Russia from 1533 until her death in 1538. She was the mother of the first crowned tsar Ivan IV. [1] [2]
Michael of Russia; Nicholas II of Russia; Nicholas I of Russia; Novgorod Republic; Paul I of Russia; Peter III of Russia; Peter II of Russia; Peter the Great; Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) Simeon Bekbulatovich; Simeon of Moscow; Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia; Sovereign of all Russia; The Great (TV series) Vasili III of Russia ...
Vasili III Ivanovich, an engraving by a contemporary European artist. Vasili III Ivanovich ( Russian: Василий III Иванович, also Basil) (25 March 1479 – 3 December 1533, Moscow) was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. He was the son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with the name ...
Yuri was the second son of Vasily III of Russia and Elena Glinskaya. He was a year and a half old when his father died of a leg abscess , and six when his mother was apparently poisoned. According to letters written by his older brother Ivan to another Russian prince, Andrey Kurbsky , the two children customarily felt neglected and offended by ...
Jan 29, 2024 · About Ivan the Terrible. Wikipedia: English, Русский. Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Четвёртый, Васи́льевич) , Ivan Chetvyorty, Vasilyevich, known in English as Ivan the Terrible (Russian: Ива́н Гро́зный , Ivan Grozny). Tsar of All Russia: Reign 3. December 1533 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584 ...
Dagmar of Denmark. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia ( Russian: Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was a daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the elder of Tsar Nicholas II 's two sisters. She married her cousin Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovich of Russia and had seven children.
