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Vasily Konstantinovich
(
Russian
:
Василий Константинович
) (died 1308) was the
Prince of Ryazan
in 1301?1308, son of
Konstantin Romanovich
.
The only recorded mentioning of Vasily Konstantinovich dates back to 1308, when he was killed by the
Mongols
for reasons unknown during his visit to the
Golden Horde
. It appears that Vasily Konstantinovich ruled over the Principality of Ryazan, while his father Konstantin Romanovich was being held in
Moscow
against his will (1301?1306). Upon the death of his father in 1306, he managed to keep his power despite the claims from
Ivan Yaroslavich
and
Mikhail Yaroslavich
(rulers of
Pronsk
). It is believed that the princes of Pronsk were somehow involved in the killing of Vasily Konstantinovich by the Mongols.
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