Vasily II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vasily II, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Russia.

6 records1433–14606 events2 places

Chronological biography

1433

Declaration of War1433

Warfare / Civil War · Prince

Civil war between Vasily II & his kinsmen

1447

Capture of Ryazan1447

Warfare / Military · Prince · Ryazan

Captures Ryazan

Restoration1447

House / House of Rurik · Prince

Defeats his uncle Yury & cousin Dmitry Shemyaka in a civil war, 1425-47

1451

Peace1451

House / House of Rurik · Prince

Defeated by the Tartars

1452

Succession1452

House / House of Rurik · Prince

Succeeds as Grand Prince of Moscow, son of Vasily I

1460

Capture of Vyatka1460

Warfare / Military · Prince · Vyatka

Captures Vyatka

Titles and roles

Prince

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.