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Jan 28, 2024 · Despite the hostility caused by his flight, in 1388 Vasily led a Muscovite military contingent in Tokhtamysh’s campaign against Timur Lenk in Central Asia; and after returning home he received Tokhtamysh’s patent and succeeded his father as grand prince of Moscow and Vladimir (1389).
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The Muscovite War of Succession, [1] [2] or Muscovite Civil War, [3] was a war of succession in the Grand Duchy of Moscow (Muscovy) from 1425 to 1453. [a] The two warring parties were Vasily II, the son of the previous Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily I, and on the other hand his uncle, Yury Dmitrievich, the Prince of Zvenigorod, and the sons of ...
- 1425 – 1453
- Grand Duchy of Moscow (Muscovy)
- Vasily II victory
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Vasily I visiting his father-in-law, Vytautas the Great. While still a young man, Vasily, who was the eldest son of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy (ruled Moscow 1359–89), travelled to the Tatar khan Tokhtamysh (1383) to obtain the Khan's yarlik (patent) for his father for the title of grand prince of Vladimir. Diplomatically overcoming the ...
Maria Palaiologina ( Greek: Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα; died 1505) was, according to Russian sources, a daughter of Andreas Palaiologos and the niece of Sophia Palaiologina, the grand princess of Moscow by marriage to Ivan III of Russia . Maria is only mentioned in Russian chronicles and is thus of unverified historicity; the lack of ...
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Media in category "Vasily I of Tver". The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Facial Chronicle - b.07, p.365 - Wedding of Vasily Mikhailovich of Tver.jpg 433 × 794; 391 KB. Facial Chronicle - b.08, p.376 - Death of Vasily Mikhailovich of Kashin (1368).jpg 453 × 843; 462 KB.
Language Label Description Also known as; English: Vasily I of Tver. Prince of Tver
Although Tver suffered from civil war during Vasily’s reign (1346–67), it was strong enough by 1368, under Michael II, son of Alexander, to join Lithuania and challenge Moscow’s dominant position. Dmitry Donskoy decisively defeated Michael in 1375 and forced Tver to acknowledge Moscow’s suzerainty.