Wassili Wassiljewitsch Schuiski
Vassily Shuisky (also Vasily Vasilievich Schujski , Russian Василий Васильевич Шуйский , † 1538 ) was a Russian nobleman , Prince , Bojar , diplomat , governor , voivod and commander of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the Rurik sidelines of Schujskis.
Life
Vasily was the Muscovite governor of Novgorod from 1500 to 1506 . In 1502, during his governorship, he led a campaign against the Teutonic Order in neighboring Livonia , but was put to flight by Landmeister Wolter von Plettenberg in the battle of Lake Smolina on September 13th . He also took part in the Muscovite-Lithuanian War 1512–1522 against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , which led to the fall of Smolensk in 1514 and his appointment as Russian governor of this city in 1514–1517.
Remarks
- ^ Walther Hubatsch, Erich Joachim: Regesta Historico Diplomatica 1511-1525 , p. 188
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SURNAME | Schuiski, Wassili Wassiljewitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vasily Shuysky; Шуйский, Василий Васильевич |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian boyar |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1538 |