Sophia of Lithuania

Sophia of Lithuania
Sophia of Lithuania at the wedding of her son in 1433, by Pavel Chistyakov
Born	1371
Died	1453 (aged 81–82)
Burial	Cathedral of the Archangel prev. Ascension Convent (until 1929)
Spouse	Vasili I of Russia
Issue More…	Anna of Moscow Vasily II of Moscow
House	Gediminids
Father	Vytautas the Great
Mother	Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania

Sophia (1371–1453) was the only daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife, Anna. On 21 January 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Russia. She was the longest serving consort of Russia. After Vasili's death in 1425 she became regent for their ten-year-old son Vasili II. Her father supported Vasili's claim to the throne, which was disputed by his uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod. Sophia was buried in the Ascension Convent; the sarcophagus was moved in 1929 to the Cathedral of the Archangel by Soviet authorities.

She and Vasili I of Russia had at least nine children: