Dmitry Shemyaka

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Dmitry Shemyaka was a 15th-century Russian prince of the House of Rurik known for his dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow and his bitter rivalry with Grand Prince Vasili II.

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Dmitry Shemyaka canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rurikid prince
Russian prince
human
burialPlace Novgorod
child Ivan Dmitrievich
linked to: Ivan Dmitriyevich
chronologicalPlacement late Middle Ages
conflict Muscovite Civil War
succession disputes in the Grand Duchy of Moscow
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Moscow
dateOfBirth c. 1407
dateOfDeath 1453
endTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince 1447
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Russian
event blinding of Vasili II
familyName Shemyaka
father Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod
fledTo Novgorod
givenName Dmitry
linked to: Dimitri
hasCauseOfDeath political assassination
historicalRegion Rus'
languageSpoken Old Russian
mannerOfDeath poisoning
memberOf House of Rurik
linked to: Rurik dynasty

Rurik dynasty
mother Anastasia of Smolensk
nobleTitle Prince
notableAction imprisonment of Vasili II
usurpation of the grand princely throne
notableFor dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow
rivalry with Vasili II of Moscow
opponent Vasili II of Moscow
partOf feudal fragmentation period of Rus'
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Moscow
placeOfDeath Novgorod
positionHeld Grand Prince of Moscow
Grand Prince of Vladimir
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Moscow
Novgorod
sexOrGender male
sibling Dmitry Krasny
Vasily Kosoy
spouse Sophia Dmitrievna of Borovsk
linked to: Maria of Borovsk
startTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince 1446
tookPowerIn Moscow
yearOfEvent 1446

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Vasili II of Moscow opponent Dmitry Shemyaka
Vasili the Blind opponent Dmitry Shemyaka