Ivan IV of Ryazan | |
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Grand Prince of Ryazan | |
Reign | 7 January 1483 – 29 May 1485 |
Predecessor | Grand Prince Vasily Ivanovich of Ryazan |
Successor | Grand Prince Ivan V of Ryazan (titular) Ivan the Great of Russia |
Regent | Grand Princess Anna of Ryazan |
Born | 14 April 1467 Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
Died | May 29, 1500 Ryazan |
Burial | Cathedral of the Dormition, Ryazan kremlin |
Spouse | Princess Agrafena Babich-Drutskaya |
Issue | Ivan V of Ryazan |
House | House of Ryazan, Sviatoslavichi |
Father | Grand Prince Vasily Ivanovich of Ryazan |
Mother | Grand Princess Anna of Ryazan |
Religion | Christian, Russian Orthodoxy |
Grand Prince Ivan IV of Ryazan (Ivan Vasilyevich of Ryazan; Russian: Иван Васильевич, великий князь рязанский; April 14, 1467, Moscow – May 29, 1500)[1] was the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Ryazan (1483–1500).[1] He was the elder son of Grand Prince Vasily Ivanovich of Ryazan and Grand Duchess of Ryazan Anna Vasilyevna, younger sister of Ivan III of Moscow.[1] He had a younger brother, Prince Fyodor Vasilyevich, with whom he shared domains in the Duchy of Ryazan.