Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova
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Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova (Александра Ивановна in Russian
Russian language
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) (died 26 December 1364) was a Grand Princess consort of Muscovy; she was married to Grand Prince
Grand Prince
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 Ivan II of Moscow. She was the daughter of Vasily Velyaminov, a mayor
Mayor
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 of Moscow.

Issue:
  • Dmitri Donskoi
    Dmitri Donskoi
    Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy , or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to as Dmitry I , son of Ivan II the Meek of Moscow , reigned as the Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 to his death. He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in...

     (12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389). His successor in the Grand Duchy of Moscow
    Grand Duchy of Moscow
    The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....

    .
  • Liuba Ivanovna. Assumed the name "Anna" following her marriage to Dmitry Mikhailovich, Prince of Volhynia
    Volhynia
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     (d. 1399). Her husband was a son of Karijotas.
  • Ivan Ivanovich, Prince of Zvenigorod
    Zvenigorod
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     (c. 1356 - October, 1364).
  • Maria Ivanovna.

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