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Nov 16, 2023 · Grand Prince Vasili III stares out of his palace window as a terrible storm batters Moscow. Vasili remains expressionless as driving rain lashes against the palace walls, and freezing wind howls through the streets of the city. The fifty-year-old prince turns his head toward the adjoining bedroom, where his wife has been in labor for hours.
Vasilii III Ivanovich was the second son of Ivan III. His mother was the Greek princess Sofiia Paleologue. Coming to the throne in 1505, he pursued his father's policy of expansion and consolidation of territory. In 1510 he annexed the trading town of Pskov and in 1514 captured Smolensk from Poland- Lithuania.
Oct 13, 2022 · Ivan the Great was also the first Rus’ prince to style himself a Tsar, thereby setting up a strong start for his successor son, Vasili III. Between the two leaders, what would become known as the “Gathering of the Russian Lands” would occur and begin a new era of Russian history after the Mongol Empire’s Golden Horde.
Vasili III Ivanovitš ( ven. Василий III Иванович ); ( 25. maaliskuuta 1479 Moskova – 3. joulukuuta 1533 Moskova, Moskovan ruhtinaskunta) oli Moskovan suuriruhtinas vuosina 1505–1533. Hän oli Iivana III:n (Iivana Suuren) ja Sofia Palaiologosin poika. Hänen isänsä Iivana III oli ensimmäinen koko Venäjän hallitsija (1462 ...
Religion. Eastern Orthodox. Vasili III Ivanovich ( Russian: Василий III Иванович, 25 March 1479 – 3 December 1533) was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. He was the son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with the name Gavriil (Гавриил). He had three brothers: Yuri, born in 1480 ...
Apr 3, 2024 · 88, "Ivan III (1462–1505) and his son, Vasili III (1505–1533), completed Moscow's quest to dominate Great Russia. Of the two rulers, Ivan III (the Great) accomplished the most, and Russian historians have called him 'the gatherer of the Russian lands.'". ↑ Hosking 2001, p. 91: "The first cannon foundry was set up in Moscow in 1475".
Vasili III Ivanovitš ( ven. Василий III Иванович ); ( 25. maaliskuuta 1479 Moskova – 3. joulukuuta 1533 Moskova, Moskovan ruhtinaskunta) oli Moskovan suuriruhtinas vuosina 1505–1533. Hän oli Iivana III:n (Iivana Suuren) ja Sofia Palaiologosin poika. Hänen isänsä Iivana III oli ensimmäinen koko Venäjän hallitsija (1462 ...
