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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Vasili II of Moscow epithet Vasili the Blind