Sovereign Ivan the Third. Torubarov Yu.D.

The second half of the 15th century. Ivan the Third - the Grand Duke of Moscow and All Rus' - fights with rebellious Novgorod, and this is what occupies almost all his thoughts. Meanwhile, the spouse, Princess Maria, feels worse, and after her death, Ivan is forced to pay less attention to state affairs and more - the upbringing of his son, Ivan the Young, who over the years is more and more shown a sheetous character - all in his father! It comes to the point that the son declares that he does not want to marry, guided by the interests of the state. Only at the call of the heart! The father, at first angry, is forced to reconcile, but this means that he will now have to marry himself so that the Moscow state is beneficial from this union. And even if Ivan is not yet old, but the bride should not be very young. As a result, he accepts an offer emanating from Rome, and marries Sofya Paleolog, niece of the last Byzantine emperor.