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Dmitriy Yurievich Shemyaka ( Russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Шемяка) (died 1453) was the second son of Yury of Zvenigorod by Anastasia of Smolensk and grandson of Dmitri Donskoi. His hereditary patrimony was the rich northern town Galich-Mersky.
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Dmitriy Yurievich Shemyaka (Дмитрий Юрьевич Шемяка in Russian) (died 1453) was the second son of Yury of Zvenigorod by Anastasia of Smolensk and grandson of ...
Dmitry Shemyaka was afraid of simply murdering Vasily II. It could cause an even more disastrous war among the Russian princes and the Khan of Kazan could use this moment of disunity as a...
R5: Was playing as Muscovy and got the event "Shemyaka's Rebellion", where Dmitry Shemyaka's pretender army led by him tries to take the throne. I decided to let him win, but when he gained power, he stayed in the army as a general.
Dmitriy Yurievich Shemyaka ( Russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Шемяка) (died 1453) was the second son of Yury of Zvenigorod by Anastasia of Smolensk and grandson of Dmitri Donskoi. His hereditary patrimony was the rich northern town Galich-Mersky.
On September 28, 1433, in the battle on the River Kus, the troops of Vasili Kosoy and Dmitri Shemyaka defeated the army of Vasili Vasilyevich and captured Yuri Patrikeyevich. After the victory, Yuryevich sent Yuri Dmitrievich an invitation to return to the great reign.
Dmitry Shemyaka, despite being under the oath of allegiance, failed to appear in support of Vasily. After the Tatars left, Vasily chased Shemyaka, forcing him to flee to Novgorod again. Subsequently, Shemyaka returned to Moscow and confirmed his allegiance.
