by proxy
06/01/1472 AD married
The marriage took place at St. Peter's Basilica. The groom, Grand Prince Ivan III, was not present: Fryazin was his proxy.
Among the guests at the ceremony were Clarice Orsini (wife of Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler of Florence) and Queen Catherine of Bosnia.
As a dowry, Sophia received 6,000 ducats. Legend says that Sophia's dowry included books that became the basis of the famous library of Ivan the Terrible.
Subjects Who or What married?
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Ivan III of Russia (the Great) Grand Prince of Mo...
Objects To Whom or What was married?
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Sophia Palaiologina (Zoe) Grand Princess of ...
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