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The heir's new wife soon became involved in court intrigues, especially after 10 October 1483, when she gave birth to a son, Dmitry. After the annexation of Tver in 1485, the Grand Duke named Ivan the Young Grand Prince of this domain. During the 1480s, Ivan's position as the rightful heir was quite secure and Sophia's supporters became less so.
Ivan Ivanovich ( Russian: Иван Иванович) or Ioann Ioannovich ( Иоанн Иоаннович ), also known as Ivan the Young ( Russian: Иван Молодой, romanized : Ivan Molodoy; [1] 15 February 1458 – 6 March 1490), was the eldest son and heir of Ivan III of Russia from his first marriage to Maria of Tver. [1] In 1471, he ...
Ivan IV, icon, late 16th century; in the National Museum, Copenhagen. Ivan was the son of Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow and his second wife, Yelena Glinskaya. He was to become the penultimate representative of the Rurik dynasty. On December 4, 1533, immediately after his father’s death, the three-year-old Ivan was proclaimed grand prince ...
Watch on. Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his tyrannical rule over Russia, had a complex romantic history with eight wives, each facing distinct and often tragic fates. Anastasia Romanova, his first wife, brought out the best in Ivan until her mysterious death at 30, which fueled his descent into tyranny. Maria Temryukovna, the second wife ...
Ivan sits on the throne, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible Ivan crowned tsar Ivan Vasilyevich was the first son of Vasili III by his second wife, Elena Glinskaya . Vasili's mother, Sophia Palaiologina , was an Eastern Roman princess and a member of the Byzantine Palaiologos family .
Ivan the Young. Ivan Ivanovich or Ioann Ioannovich, also known as Ivan the Young, was the eldest son and heir of Ivan III of Russia from his first marriage to Maria of Tver. In 1471, he was given the title of grand prince by his father and made co-ruler. In 1485, he was given Tver as an appanage.
son Ivan the Terrible. Vasily III (born 1479—died December 3, 1533, Moscow) was the grand prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. Expansion of Russia, 1300–1796. Succeeding his father, Ivan III (ruled Moscow 1462–1505), Vasily completed his father’s policy of consolidating the numerous independent Russian principalities into a united ...
