Vasily Ivanovich Of Ryazan on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Vasily Ivanovich (russian: Василий Иванович) (1448 – 7 January 1483) was the 
Upon their father's death in 1456, eight-year-old Vasily Ivanovich and his sister Feodosiya were transferred under the care of the Grand Prince
Grand Prince
Grand prince or great prince (feminine: grand princess or great princess) ( la, magnus princeps; Greek: ''megas archon''; russian: великий князь, velikiy knyaz) is a title of nobility ranked in honour below emperor, equal of king or ...
of Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...
(1456–1483), son of Grand Prince Ivan III of Ryazan.
Upon their father's death in 1456, eight-year-old Vasily Ivanovich and his sister Feodosiya were transferred under the care of the Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow
Vasily Vasiliyevich (russian: Василий Васильевич; 10 March 141527 March 1462), also known as Vasily II the Blind (Василий II Тёмный), was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425–1462) was plagued by the ...
, who would place his namestnik
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...
s in Ryazan to rule over the principality in the absence of the rightful heirs. Vasily II conducted all of Ryazan's internal and external affairs on behalf of the underage Vasily Ivanovich. In 1463, Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III Vasilyevich (russian: Иван III Васильевич; 22 January 1440 – 27 October 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus'. Ivan served as the co-ruler and regent for his blin ...
and his mother Maria Yaroslavna let Vasily Ivanovich return to Ryazan. In the winter of that same year, the young prince came back to Moscow and married the youngest sister of Ivan III – Anna Vasilyevna – on 28 January 1464.
As far as Vasily Ivanovich's lasting reign is concerned, Ryazan's relations with its neighbors were quite peaceful, especially with Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
(thanks to his wife Anna Vasilyevna, who often stayed the city). During one of such visits, Anna of Ryazan gave birth to Ivan IV of Ryazan
Grand Duke Ivan IV of Ryazan (Ivan Vasilyevich of Ryazan; russian: Иван Васильевич, великий князь рязанский; April 14, 1467, Moscow – May 29, 1500) ''Андреев А., Корсакова В.'Р ...
on 14 April 1467. It is plausible that the inclusion of the Pronsk
Pronsk (russian: Пронск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Ryazan Oblast, Russia.
;Urban localities
*Pronsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, a work settlement in Pronsky District
;Rural localities
* Pronsk, Ukholovsky Distri ...
udel into the Principality of Ryazan
The Grand Duchy of Ryazan (1078–1521) was a duchy with the capital in Old Ryazan (destroyed by the Mongol Empire in 1237), and then in Pereyaslavl Ryazansky, which later became the modern-day city of Ryazan. It originally split off from the Ch ...
was possible due to Anna's mediation between her husband and Ivan III.
Shortly before his death, Vasily Ivanovich signed away two-thirds of his principality (Pereslavl
Pereslavl-Zalessky ( rus, Переславль-Залесский, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈslavlʲ zɐˈlʲɛskʲɪj, lit. ''Pereslavl beyond the woods''), also known as Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the main Mosc ...
, Rostislavl, Pronsk, and all the volost
Volost ( rus, во́лость, p=ˈvoləsʲtʲ; ) was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.
In earlier East Slavic history, ''volost'' was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ...
s and residences) in favor of his oldest son Ivan Vasilyevich. His second son Fyodor received a third of the principality and a third of all Pereslavl's income. Vasily Ivanovich bequeathed to his wife Anna a fourth of all the lands that his sons received from him.
It is believed that Vasily Ivanovich also had a third son by the name of Pyotr (born in 1468 and died during Vasily's lifetime) and a daughter named Anna, who would marry Prince Fyodor Ivanovich Belsky in January 1498.
References