Vasily II of Moscow
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Vasily II Vasilyevich, nicknamed the Blind or the Dark, was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462.
Portrait in the Tsarskiy titulyarnik (1672)
Dmitry Shemyaka
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Dmitriy Yurievich Shemyaka was the second son of Yury of Zvenigorod by Anastasia of Smolensk and grandson of Dmitri Donskoi. His hereditary patrimony was the rich northern town Galich-Mersky. When his
Vasily II of Moscow
…by his uncle Yuri of Zvenigorod. During this time, Moscow changed hands several times. At one point, Vasily was captured and blinded by his cousin Dmitry Shemyaka in 1446. The final victory went to Vasily, who was supported by most people. Due to his disability, he made his son Ivan III his co-ruler in his later…
Prince Dimitry Yurievich Shemyaka. Paradnye Seni (Principal Portal) of State Historical Museum (Moscow), frescoes by Foma Gavrilovich Toropov's artel, 1883.
Meeting of Shemyaka with Vasily II after the Latter's Blinding.