Wars
Muscovite dynastic war
Victory for Vasily II
Show on the timeline- Period on the timeline
- 1425–1453
Vasily II fought Yuri Dmitriyevich and his sons for the grand princely throne. After repeated changes of power, Vasily's line prevailed, strengthening the principle of succession from father to son.
- Parties
- Vasily II and allies / Yuri Dmitriyevich, Vasily Kosoy, Dmitry Shemyaka
- Outcome
- Victory for Vasily II
- Settlement or record
- Shemyaka's defeat and death in 1453; no single final peace treaty