Shuisky

Shuisky (???????) was a Rurikid family of boyars descending from Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Vladimir-Suzdal. Their name is derived from the town of Shuya, which was in their possession since 1403.

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Rurikid - Boyar - Grand Duke - Dmitry Konstantinovich - Vladimir-Suzdal - Shuya - 1403

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They represented a senior line among the descendants of Vsevolod the Big Nest and therefore treated the ruling princes of Muscovy with arrogance. They finally ascended the Russian throne in the person of Vasili IV of Russia. One branch of the family reportedly survives in Poland.

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Vsevolod the Big Nest - Vasili IV of Russia - Poland

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