Due to his homosexuality, Vasil (1479-1533) III's main problem was the lack of an heir. In 1526, despite strong opposition from the clergy, he divorced his wife Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova, who was barren, and married Princess Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya.
Basil's new wife bore him a son, who would reign as Ivan IV, the Terrible.











