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Dynasty. Rurik. Father. Vasily I of Moscow. Mother. Sophia of Lithuania. Religion. Russian Orthodox. Vasily II Vasilyevich [a] ( Russian: Василий II Васильевич; 10 March 1415 – 27 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (Тёмный), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462.
Apr 12, 2024 · Vasily II (born 1415—died March 27, 1462, Moscow) was the grand prince of Moscow from 1425 to 1462. Although the 10-year-old Vasily II was named by his father Vasily I (ruled Moscow 1389–1425) to succeed him as the grand prince of Moscow and of Vladimir, Vasily’s rule was challenged by his uncle Yury and his cousins Vasily the Squint-Eyed ...
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The Muscovite War of Succession, [1] [2] or Muscovite Civil War, [3] was a war of succession in the Grand Duchy of Moscow (Muscovy) from 1425 to 1453. [a] The two warring parties were Vasily II, the son of the previous Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily I, and on the other hand his uncle, Yury Dmitrievich, the Prince of Zvenigorod, and the sons of ...
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Sep 2, 2020 · Vasily II was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425-1462) was plagued by the greatest civil war of Old Russian history. Vasily II was the youngest son of Vasily I of Moscow by Sophia of Lithuania, the only daughter of Vytautas the Great, and the only son to survive his father (his elder brother Ivan died in 1417 at the age of 22).
Vasily II Vasilyevich , also known as Vasily the Blind or Vasily the Dark , was a Grand Prince of Moscow in the 15th century. When his father died in 1425, the 10-year-old Vasily and his uncle Dmitry Shemyaka started fighting over the right to the throne, causing the Muscovite War of Succession .
May 7, 2022 · Vasily Vasiliyevich, also known as Vasily II the Blind, was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425–1462) was plagued by the greatest civil war of Old Russian history. At one point, Vasily was captured and blinded by his opponents, yet eventually managed to reclaim the throne.
Vasily I of Moscow. Vasily I Dmitriyevich ( Russian: Василий I Дмитриевич; 30 December 1371 – 27 February 1425) was Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow from 1389. [1] [2] He was the heir of Dmitry Donskoy, who reigned from 1359 to 1389.
