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Detailed information about the coin Denga, Vasily II the Blind, Grand principality of Moscow, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data
Not to be confused with Basil II Bulgaroktonos, Byzantine emperor, famous for defeating the Bulgarians, hence his nickname ″the Bulgar-slayer″.. Vasily II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Blind) (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный in Russian) (10 March 1415 – 27 March 1462, Moscow) was the
For example, Vasily II composed a letter to the new Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos (whom he wrongly considered an opponent of the Union). Vasily justified the unauthorized election of Jonah by extreme circumstances and asked for communion and blessings, but only if there would be an Eastern Orthodox Patriarch in Constantinople: [10]
Apr 12, 2024 · 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 ...
Apr 12, 2023 · Vasily II, eldest son of Vasily I, assumed the throne in 1425. However, the former ruler’s brother, Yuri, claiming that he was the oldest eligible male heir, received permission from the Mongols to take Moscow by force. The Mongol leader may have hoped to have a new prince that would be more indebted to him and less likely to rebel.
In 1439, Ulugh advanced on Moscow with a large army. Vasily II of Moscow fled from his capital across the Volga River. Tatars devastated the outskirts of Moscow for 10 days and on their way back to Kazan burned Kolomna; they also took many captives. The campaign of 1445 was disastrous for Muscovy and had major repercussions in Russian politics.
In the years of Vasily II and Ivan III, the Grand Duchy of Moscow acquired the idea of tsardom from the fallen Byzantine Empire, which was incompatible with the recognition of the suzerainty of the khan, and started to declare its independence in diplomatic relations with other countries. This process was complete by the reign of Ivan III.
