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The Principality of Moscow is also known as Muscovy, the Grand Principality of Moscow, [better source needed] Muscovite Rus', or Muscovite Russia. The English names Moscow and Muscovy, for the city, the principality, and the river, descend from post-classical Latin Moscovia, Muscovia (compare Russian Moskoviya, "principality of Moscow"), and ultimately from the Old East Slavic fully vocalized ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Vasily II (born 1415—died March 27, 1462, Moscow) was the grand prince of Moscow from 1425 to 1462. Although the 10-year-old Vasily II was named by his father Vasily I (ruled Moscow 1389–1425) to succeed him as the grand prince of Moscow and of Vladimir, Vasily’s rule was challenged by his uncle Yury and his cousins Vasily the Squint-Eyed ...
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The Grand Duchy of Moscow was a Rus' principality of the Late Middle Ages centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the Tsardom of Russia in the early modern period. It was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, who had ruled Rus' since the foundation of Novgorod in 862. Ivan III the Great titled himself as Sovereign and Grand Duke of All Rus'.
Vasily I Dmitriyevich (Russian: Василий I Дмитриевич; 30 December 1371 – 27 February 1425) was Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow from 1389. [1] [2] He was the heir of Dmitry Donskoy , who reigned from 1359 to 1389.
Vasily III (born 1479—died December 3, 1533, Moscow) was the grand prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. Expansion of Russia, 1300–1796. Succeeding his father, Ivan III (ruled Moscow 1462–1505), Vasily completed his father’s policy of consolidating the numerous independent Russian principalities into a united Muscovite state by annexing ...
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Ivan Vasilyevich (his family name was Rurik) was born on January 22, 1440, in Moscow. He was born at the height of the civil war that raged between supporters of his father, Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow, and those of his rebellious uncles. In 1446 Ivan’s father was arrested and was blinded by his cousin. Ivan was first hidden in a ...
Eudoxia Dmitriyevna. Religion. Eastern Orthodox. Vasily I Dmitriyevich ( Russian: Василий I Дмитриевич; 30 December 1371 – 27 February 1425) was the Grand Prince of Moscow ( r. 1389—1425), heir of Dmitry Donskoy (r. 1359—1389). He ruled as a Golden Horde vassal between 1389-1395, and again in 1412-1425.
