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Vasily of Moscow. May refer to the following grand princes of Moscow : Vasily I of Moscow (1371–1425) Vasily II of Moscow (1415–1462) Vasily III of Moscow (1479–1533)
Apr 12, 2024 · Vasily III, grand prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. Succeeding his father, Ivan III, Vasily completed his father’s policy of consolidating the numerous independent Russian principalities into a united Muscovite state. He bequeathed an enlarged, powerful, centralized state to his son Ivan IV (the Terrible).
Dec 4, 2023 · Vasily I Dmitriyevich (Russian I 30 December 1371 27 February 1425) was the Grand Prince of Moscow (r. 13891425), heir of Dmitry Donskoy (r. 13591389). He ruled as a Great Horde vassal between 13891395, and again in 14121425.
Vasily I Dmitriyevich was the Grand Prince of Moscow, heir of Dmitry Donskoy. He ruled as a Golden Horde vassal between 1389 and 1395, and again in 1412–1425. The raid on the Volgan regions in 1395 by the Turco-Mongol Emir Timur resulted in a state of anarchy for the Golden Horde and the independence of Moscow.
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Vasily II of Moscow is the 2,110th most popular politician (down from 2,084th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 212th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Russian Politician. Vasily II of Moscow is most famous for his victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo Field.
Although he resisted at first, the Grand Prince of Moscow—Vasily II of Moscow—eventually permitted the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'—Isidore of Kiev—to attend the council on condition that Isidore should return with "the rights of Divine law and the constitution of the holy Church" uninjured.
