Sophia (1371–1453) was the only daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife Anna. On January 21, 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Russia. She was the longest serving consort of Russia.After his 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.[1]
She and Vasili I of Russia had at least nine children:
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Sophia of Lithuania
Born: c. 1371 Died: 1453 |
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Title last held by
Eudoxia of Moscow |
Grand Princess consort of Muscovy 1391–1425 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk |