Family
Eudoxia Dmitriyevna was a daughter of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Grand Prince of Nizhny Novgorod and Vasilisa of Rostov.
Her maternal grandparents were Konstantin Vasilievich, Prince of Rostov and Maria of Moscow.
Maria was a daughter of Ivan I of Moscow and his first wife Helena.
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