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Not to be confused with Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill.
Sophia of Lithuania
Vasily I and Sophia on the Large Sakkos of Photius, 1410s
Regent of Moscow
Regency
1425–1432
Monarch
Vasily II
Grand Princess consort of Moscow
Tenure
1391–1425
Predecessor
Eudoxia of Moscow
Successor
Maria of Borovsk
Born
1371
Died
1453 (aged 81–82)
Burial
Cathedral of the Archangel Ascension Convent (until 1929)
Spouse
Vasily I
Issue More…
Anna, Byzantine Empress Vasily II of Moscow
House
Kęstutis
Father
Vytautas
Mother
Anna
Religion
Russian Orthodox prev. Roman Catholic
Sophia of Lithuania's grave inscription.
Sophia Vitovtovna of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Sofija Vytautaitė, Russian: Софья Витовтовна, romanized: Sofya Vitovtovna; 1371 – 1453) was the grand princess of Moscow as the wife of Vasily I from 1391 to 1425. She was regent for her son Vasily II from 1425 to 1432.[1] Her father was Vytautas, the grand duke of Lithuania.
^Fennell, John (1995). A history of the Russian church to 1448. London: Longman. p. 170. ISBN 0582080673.
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