Father Vytautas the Great House Gediminids Died October 27, 1453 | Role Vytautas' daughter Name Sophia Lithuania | |
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Burial Cathedral of the Archangel
prev. Ascension Convent (until 1929) Issue
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Vasily II of Moscow Mother Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania Spouse Vasily I of Moscow (m. 1391–1425) Children Vasily II of Moscow, Anna of Moscow Parents Vytautas, Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania Similar People Vasily II of Moscow, Vasily I of Moscow, Vytautas, Eudoxia of Moscow, Anna - Grand Duchess |
Sophia (1371–1453) was the only daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife, Anna. On 21 January 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Russia. She was the longest serving consort of Russia. After Vasili's 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 uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod. Sophia was buried in the Ascension Convent; the sarcophagus was moved in 1929 to the Cathedral of the Archangel by Soviet authorities.
Children
She and Vasili I of Russia had at least nine children:
References
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