Grand duke vasily vasilyevich, nicknamed the dark. 1425-1462. The reign of vasily vasilyevich is marred by almost the only civil strife in the descendants of kalita. Blinded by shemyaka, vasily ii took the throne for the second time, naming his young son ivan as co-ruler and grand duke. Under him, the last of the greek metropolitans of rus' was put on trial for accepting the florentine union, and the russian bishop jonah was chosen as his successor. Date: 1896.
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