Dmitry Shemyaka

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Dmitry Shemyaka was a 15th-century Russian prince of the House of Rurik known for his dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow and his bitter rivalry with Grand Prince Vasili II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rurikid prince
Russian prince
human
burialPlace Novgorod NERFINISHED
child Ivan Dmitrievich NERFINISHED
chronologicalPlacement late Middle Ages
conflict Muscovite Civil War NERFINISHED
succession disputes in the Grand Duchy of Moscow
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth c. 1407
dateOfDeath 1453
endTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince 1447
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Russian
event blinding of Vasili II NERFINISHED
familyName Shemyaka NERFINISHED
father Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod NERFINISHED
fledTo Novgorod NERFINISHED
givenName Dmitry NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfDeath political assassination
historicalRegion Rus' NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Old Russian
mannerOfDeath poisoning
memberOf House of Rurik NERFINISHED
Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED
mother Anastasia of Smolensk NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Prince
notableAction imprisonment of Vasili II
usurpation of the grand princely throne
notableFor dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow
rivalry with Vasili II of Moscow
opponent Vasili II of Moscow NERFINISHED
partOf feudal fragmentation period of Rus'
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Novgorod NERFINISHED
positionHeld Grand Prince of Moscow NERFINISHED
Grand Prince of Vladimir NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Moscow
Novgorod NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Dmitry Krasny NERFINISHED
Vasily Kosoy NERFINISHED
spouse Sophia Dmitrievna of Borovsk NERFINISHED
startTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince 1446
tookPowerIn Moscow NERFINISHED
yearOfEvent 1446

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Vasili II of Moscow opponent Dmitry Shemyaka