Vasili the Blind
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Vasili the Blind was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign was marked by civil war, dynastic struggle, and the consolidation of Muscovite power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century monarch
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Moscow ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rise of Moscow as dominant Russian principality ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1415-03-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cathedral of the Archangel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEpithet | blinded during dynastic struggle ⓘ |
| child |
Andrei Vasilyevich the Big
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrei Vasilyevich the Lesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Vasilyevich of Volotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan III of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Vasilyevich of Dmitrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Muscovite Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1462-03-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Daniilovichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | the Blind ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | blinded in 1446 ⓘ |
| father | Vasily I of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old Russian ⓘ |
| mother | Sophia of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Vasili II Vasilyevich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasili the Blind NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily II of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil war and dynastic conflicts in Muscovy
ⓘ
long and turbulent reign ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dmitry Shemyaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yury of Zvenigorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | consolidation of Muscovite power ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vasily I of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1462 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1425 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| significantAction |
continued expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
strengthened central authority in Moscow ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria of Borovsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ivan III of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsGrandPrinceOfMoscow | Ivan III of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Grand Prince of Moscow
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ |
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