Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Vasily II Biography and Timeline

Follow Vasily II through 6 dated historical records for Russia.

Vasily II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1433–1460Years on this page

1433

Declaration of War

Prince · Warfare / Civil War

Civil war between Vasily II & his kinsmen

Role range: 1433-1453 – 1452-1462

1447

Restoration

Prince · House / House of Rurik

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

Role range: 1452-1462

Capture of Ryazan

Prince · Ryazan · Warfare / Military

Captures Ryazan

1451

Peace

Prince · House / House of Rurik

Defeated by the Tartars

Role range: 1452-1462

1452

Succession

Prince · House / House of Rurik

Succeeds as Grand Prince of Moscow, son of Vasily I

Role range: 1452-1462

1460

Capture of Vyatka

Prince · Vyatka · Warfare / Military

Captures Vyatka

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.