Ivan IV of Ryazan
Grand Prince Ivan IV of Ryazan (Ivan Vasilyevich of Ryazan; Russian: Иван Васильевич, великий князь рязанский; April 14, 1467, Moscow – May 29, 1500) was the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Ryazan (1483–1500). 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. He had a younger brother, Prince Fyodor Vasilyevich, with whom he shared domains in the Duchy of Ryazan.
| Ivan IV of Ryazan | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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