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Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized: Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the ...
Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia. Her father was Thomas Palaiologos, the despot of the Morea.
The Palaiologos family may have originated in the Anatolic Theme in central Anatolia. The origins of the Palaiologos family are unclear. According to several later oral traditions, the family had originated in Italy, supposedly in the city of Viterbo.
- 11th century, 1259 (as imperial family)
Encyclopedia of Russian History. PALEOLOGUE, SOPHIA (d. 1503) niece of the last two Byzantine emperors and the second wife of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow. Sophia Paleologue (Zoe) improved the Russian Grand Prince's international standing through her dynastic status and promoted Byzantine symbolism and ceremony at the Russian court.
The Heresy of the Judaizers ( Russian: ересь жидовствующих, romanized :yeres zhidovstvuyushchikh) [1] [2] was a religious movement that emerged in Novgorod and later Moscow in the second half of the 15th century which marked the beginning of a new era of schism in Russia. [3] Initially popular among high-ranking statesmen and ...
Overview. Sofia Paleologue. Quick Reference. (1440s–1503), niece of the last Byzantine emperors John VIII and Constantine XI and second wife of Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy. She brought dynastic and cultural prestige to the ... From: Paleologue, Sofia in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History » Subjects: History.
Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized: Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia.
