# Vasily I - Grand Prince of Moscow

URL: https://history-russia.com/rulers/vasily-i
Reign: 1389 - 1425
Born-Died: 1371 - 1425
Dynasty: Rurikids of Moscow
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_I_of_Moscow

Vasily I annexed Nizhny Novgorod and balanced between the Horde and his father-in-law Vytautas of Lithuania.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Dmitry Donskoy](https://history-russia.com/rulers/dmitry-donskoy)
- Succeeded by: [Vasily II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vasily-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1395 - [Timur and the Vladimir icon](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1395-timur-and-the-vladimir-icon)
- 1408 - [Edigu's siege of Moscow](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1408-edigu-s-siege-of-moscow)
- 1425 - [Rublev's Trinity icon](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1425-rublev-s-trinity-icon)