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- Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized : Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia.
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Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized: Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the ...
Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia. Her father was Thomas Palaiologos, the despot of the Morea.
Sophia Palaiologina is most famous for being the last Byzantine empress. She was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and his wife, Theodora Palaiologina, who was a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos.
Sophia of Montferrat (or Sophia Palaiologina, Greek: Σοφία Παλαιολογίνα; died 21 August 1434) was a Byzantine empress by marriage to John VIII Palaiologos. Life. Sophia was a daughter of Theodore II Palaiologos, Marquess of Montferrat, and his second wife, Joanna of Bar.
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Aug 4, 2020 · Sophia Palaiologina (c. 1449-1503) played a decisive role in Russian history as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia (r. 1462-1505). A member of the Palaiologos dynasty, Sophia's life is emblematic of the vicissitudes that faced Byzantine émigrés as they fled abroad to avoid Ottoman aggression.
• Born Zoe Palaiologina to Thomas of Morea (brother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI) and his wife Catherine • As a child, witnessed the fall of Byzantium and the Ottoman invasion of her home • Raised in exile in parts of Greece and Italy
