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Sophia of Lithuania
Vasily I and Sophia on the Large Sakkos of Photius, 1410s
Regent of Moscow
Regency1425–1432
MonarchVasily II
Grand Princess consort of Moscow
Tenure1391–1425
PredecessorEudoxia of Moscow
SuccessorMaria of Borovsk
Born1371
Died1453 (aged 81–82)
Burial
SpouseVasily I
Issue
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Anna, Byzantine Empress
Vasily II of Moscow
HouseKęstutis
FatherVytautas
MotherAnna
ReligionRussian Orthodox
prev. Roman Catholic
Sophia of Lithuania's grave inscription.

Sophia Vitovtovna of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Sofija Vytautaitė, Russian: Софья Витовтовна, romanizedSofya 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.

Life

She was the daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife, Anna. On 21 January 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Moscow. She was the longest serving consort of Russia.

After Vasili's death in 1425 she became regent for their ten-year-old son Vasili II. Her father supported Vasili's claim to the throne, which was disputed by his uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod.

Sophia was buried in the Ascension Convent; the sarcophagus was moved in 1929 to the Cathedral of the Archangel by Soviet authorities.[2]

Children

She and Vasili I had at least nine children, five boys (of which only one survived to mature adulthood) and four girls:

References

  1. ^ Fennell, John (1995). A history of the Russian church to 1448. London: Longman. p. 170. ISBN 0582080673.
  2. ^ Baranauskas, Tomas (2010-10-24). "Vytauto Didžiojo mirties 580-osioms metinėms" (in Lithuanian). Istorija.net. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
Sophia of Lithuania GediminidsBorn: c. 1371 Died: 1453 Russian royalty VacantTitle last held byEudoxia of Moscow Grand Princess of Moscow 1391–1425 VacantTitle next held byMaria of Borovsk