Vasili III of Russia
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Vasili III Ivanovich was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1505 until his death in 1533.
Engraving by André Thevet, 1584
Fragment of the icon Vasili the Great and Grand Prince Vasili III, 16th century, State Historical Museum
Russia's Grand Prince Vasily III meets ambassadors of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V near Mozhaysk
Sophia Palaiologina
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Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia. Her father was Th
Reconstruction by Sergey Nikitin, 1994
Ivan Fryazin showed to Ivan III the portrait of Sophia Palaiologina, by Viktor Muizhel.
Destruction of Sophia Palaiologina grave in 1929.