Yury of Beloozero

Yury Vasilyevich
Prince of Beloozero
Reign1380–1389
PredecessorFyodor
SuccessorDmitry
Died1392 (1393)
HouseRurik

Yury Vasilyevich (Russian: Юрий Васильевич; died 1389) was Prince of Beloozero from 1380 until his death in 1389.[1] He was the last appanage prince of Beloozero before it was passed to the Grand Principality of Moscow during the reign of Dmitry Donskoy.[2]

Reign

He was the son of Vasily Romanovich, prince of Sugorsk, and the grandson Roman of Beloozero.[1][3] Following the childless death of Yury's uncle, Fyodor Romanovich, in 1380, the throne passed to him.[1] He died in 1389, after which Beloozero was passed to the Grand Principality of Moscow under Dmitry Donskoy.[1] Afterward, the principality was divided into several smaller appanages.[4] Dmitry gave Beloozero to his son Andrey, who in turn gave it to his son Dmitry.[4] Following the latter's death, and with agreement, it was permanently incorporated into the Muscovite state during the reign of Ivan III.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ryzhov 1999, p. 534.
  2. ^ Ryzhov 1999, pp. 534–535.
  3. ^ Feldbrugge 2017, p. 1005.
  4. ^ a b c Vinogradov 1918, pp. 182–211.

Sources

  • Ryzhov, Konstantin (1999). "Юрий Васильевич". Все монархи мира. Россия: 600 кратких жизнеописаний (in Russian). Вече. pp. 534–535. ISBN 978-5-7838-0268-3.
  • Feldbrugge, Ferdinand J. M. (2 October 2017). A History of Russian Law: From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-35214-8.