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Vasily I of Moscow

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Vasily I Dmitriyevich (Russian: Василий I Дмитриевич; 30 December 1371  27 February 1425) was Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow from 1389.[1][2] He was the heir of Dmitry Donskoy, who reigned from 1359 to 1389.

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Vasily I
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Vasily I and Sophia of Lithuania on the Large Sakkos of Photius, 1410s
Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow
Reign19 May 1389  27 February 1425
PredecessorDmitry I
SuccessorVasily II
Born30 December 1371
Moscow
Died27 February 1425(1425-02-27) (aged 53)
Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow
Burial
ConsortSophia of Lithuania
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Anna, Byzantine Empress
Vasily II of Moscow
DynastyRurik
FatherDmitry Donskoy
MotherEudoxia Dmitriyevna
ReligionEastern Orthodox
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He entered an alliance with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1392 and married Sophia, the only daughter of Vytautas, though the alliance turned out to be fragile, and they waged war against each other in 1406–1408.

The raid on the Volga region in 1395 by the Turco-Mongol emir Timur resulted in a state of anarchy for the Golden Horde and the independence of Moscow. In 1412, Vasily resumed submission to the Horde.

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