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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich.
Vasily II
Sovereign of all Russia
Portrait in the Tsarskiy titulyarnik (1672)
Grand Prince of Moscow
Reign
27 February 1425 – 27 March 1462 (disputed from 1425 to 1453)
Predecessor
Vasily I
Successor
Ivan III
Born
10 March 1415 Moscow
Died
27 March 1462(1462-03-27) (aged 47) Moscow
Consort
Maria Yaroslavna
Issue
Ivan Vasilyevich Anna Vasilyevna Andrey Bolshoy
Dynasty
Rurik
Father
Vasily I of Moscow
Mother
Sophia of Lithuania
Religion
Russian Orthodox
Vasily II Vasilyevich[a] (Russian: Василий II Васильевич; 10 March 1415 – 27 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (Тёмный), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462.[3]
He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Dmitry Shemyaka.[4][b] During this time, Moscow changed hands several times. At one point, Vasily was captured and blinded by Dmitry in 1446.[3] The final victory went to Vasily, who was supported by most people.[3] Due to his disability, he made his son Ivan III his co-ruler in his late years.
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