Skip to content
Curated category

16th-century grand princes of Moscow

  • Vasili III of RussiaOn the 11th of April 1502, Ivan III named Vasili as his successor after arresting his nephew Dmitry and his mother Elena of Moldavia.
  • Ivan the TerribleOn the 25th of August, a child named Ivan Vasilyevich drew his first breath in Moscow. He was the eldest son of Vasili III and Elena Glinskaya.