- Sophia of Lithuania
Sophia (1371–1453) was the only daughter of
Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife Anna. OnJanuary 21 1391 , while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she marriedVasili I of Russia . After his death in 1425 she became regent for their ten-year old son Vasili II. Her father supported Vasili's claim to the throne, which was disputed by his uncleYuri of Zvenigorod .Children
She and
Vasili I of Russia had at least nine children:
*Anna of Moscow (1393 – August 1417), wife ofJohn VIII Palaiologos
*Yury Vasilievich (30 March 1395 –30 November 1400 )
*Ivan Vasilievich (15 January 1396 –20 July 1417 ), husband of a daughter of Ivan Vladimirovich ofPronsk
*Anastasia Vasilievna (d. 1470), wife of Vladymir Alexander, Prince ofKiev . Her husband was a son of Vladymir, Prince of Kiev. His paternal grandparents wereAlgirdas andMaria of Vitebsk .
*Daniil Vasilievich (6 December 1400 – May 1402).
*Vasilisa Vasilievna, wife of Alexander Ivanovich "Brukhaty", Prince ofSuzdal , and Alexander Daniilovich "Vzmetenj", Prince of Suzdal
*Simeon Vasilievich (13 January –7 April 1405 )
*Maria Vasilievna, wife of Yuri Patrikievich. Her husband was a son of Patrikej, Prince ofStarodub and his wife Helena. His paternal grandfather wasNarimantas .
*Vasily II of Moscow (10 March 1415 –27 March 1462 )External links
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#VasilyIdied1425 Her listing, along with her husband, in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley.]
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