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Ivan Vasilievich (15 January 1396 or 1397 – 20 July 1417), died on the way from Kolomna to Moscow as a result of "pestilence", just six months after marrying the daughter of Prince Ivan Vladimirovich of Pronsk and receiving the inheritance of Nizhny Novgorod.
Sophia of Lithuania (1371–1453), also known as Sofia Vitovtovna, was a Grand Princess consort of Muscovy by marriage to Vasili I of Russia. She was regent of Muscovy during the minority of her son from 1425 to 1434.
Sophia Vitovtovna tore off the golden belt that belonged to Dmitry Donskoy and was allegedly stolen from Vasily the Squint, the son of Yuri of Zvenigorod. The offended Vasily the Squint and his brother Dmitry Shemyaka retired from the wedding and later, together with Yuri Dmitrievich, went on a military campaign against Moscow.
Destruction of Sophia Palaiologina grave in 1929. The triumph of her son was the last important event in Sophia's life. She died on 7 April 1503, two years before her husband, who died on 27 October 1505.
Sophia of Lithuania (1371–1453), also known as Sofia Vitovtovna, was a Grand Princess consort of Muscovy by marriage to Vasili I of Russia. She was regent of Muscovy during the minority of her son from 1425 to 1434.
Their marriage ensured peace between Moscow and Lithuania, with four daughters and five sons born in it. After the death of her husband in 1425, Sofia Vitovtovna ruled the Moscow Duchy as a...
Around 1370, he married Anna, who gave birth to Sophia of Lithuania. Sophia was married to Vasily I, Grand Prince of Moscow, and mother and regent to their son Vasili II. After Anna's death in 1418, Vytautas married her niece Juliana Olshanska, daughter of Ivan Olshanski who outlived him.
