Career
Vasily II conducted all of Ryazan’s internal and external affairs on behalf of the underage Vasily Ivanovich. In 1463, Ivan III of Russia and his mother Maria Yaroslavna let Vasily Ivanovich return to Ryazan. During one of such visits, Anna of Ryazan gave birth to Ivan Vasilyevich on April 14, 1467.
This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.