Family
Sophia Palaiologina
Second wife of Ivan III
Show on the timeline- Lifespan
- 1443 or 1448/1449–1503
Niece of the last Byzantine emperors and wife of Ivan III from 1472. Mother of the future Vasily III; her marriage strengthened the Moscow court's dynastic connections. Her exact birth year is disputed. Late Byzantine symbols should not automatically be treated as her personal coat of arms.
- Lifetime
- 1443 or 1448/1449–1503
- Husband
- Ivan III
- Son who became monarch
- Vasily III