Search results
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.
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. Zoe Paleologue was the daughter of ...
People also ask
Who was Sophia Paleologue?
Who is Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina?
Who was Sofia Paleologos?
How did Sophia Paleologue improve the Russian Grand Prince's international standing?
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. As per this version, the family name Palaiologos (Palaios logos, lit. "old word") was a Greek translation of vetus verbum, a dubious etymology of Viterbo.
- 11th century, 1259 (as imperial family)
1472-1503 Tsarina of Russia. She was the Byzantine-born wife of Ivan III, the first tsarina of Russia . She had an enormous influence on the tsar, bringing openness and Byzantine elements to the court. Lived: 1440-1503. Zoe Palaiologina was the niece of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantinus XII. She spent her childhood in Rome, where her name ...
Sophia Palaiologina. 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.
Sep 27, 2020 · Vasili III was the son of Sophia Paleologue and Ivan the Great and the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. He followed in his father’s footsteps and continued to expand Moscow’s landholdings and political clout. He annexed, Pskov, Volokolamsk, Ryazan, and Novgorod-Seversky during his reign.
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 a
