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He was a son of Ivan Romanovich Neblagoslovennii Svistun, prince of
Yaroslavl. He became appanage prince of Shekhon, a late created udel. He
married Agrafina. Their sons were Semyon and
Vasilii, appanage princes of Shekhon. The family is
shown on this chart. The Shekonski udel was divided out of the Yaroslavl
principality in the 15th century and received its name from a small fortress on
the bank of the Sheksn river near its confluence with the Volga. The first udel
prince was Afanasii. Some historians believe that Semyon and Vasilii ruled
jointly and then gave it to Maria Yaroslavna, wife of Vasilii II. Apparently
they were the last independent udel princes at Shekhon. Their sons became
service princes of Moscow.
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