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Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair (Russian: Иван II Иванович Красный, romanized: Ivan II Ivanovich Krasnyy; 30 March 1326 – 13 November 1359) was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1353 to 1359. Until that date, he had ruled the towns of Ruza and Zvenigorod.
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Ivan II was the grand prince of Moscow and Vladimir. The son of Ivan I, he succeeded his brother Semen on the throne of Moscow in 1353 and was granted the patent to that principality by the Khan of the Golden Horde in spite of the vigorous claim laid by Konstantin Vasilyevich of Suzdal.
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May 14, 2018 · IVAN II (1326 – 1359), prince of Moscow and grand prince of Vladimir. In the 1340s Lithuania encroached into western Russia and challenged the Golden Horde for control of Russian towns. Thus the prince of Moscow and other princes had to establish relations with both foreign powers.
Ivan I Danilovich Kalita ( Russian: Иван I Данилович Калита; 1 November 1288 – 31 March 1340 or 1341) [1] was Prince of Moscow from 1325 to at least 1340, [2] and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1332 until at least 1340. [3] Biography. Ivan was the son of the Prince of Moscow Daniil Aleksandrovich. [citation needed]
Ivan III Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван III Васильевич; 22 January 1440 – 27 October 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1462 until his death in 1505.
Mar 13, 2024 · Reign of Ivan II of Moscow. Moscow, Russia. Upon succeeding his brother and because of increased civil strife among the Golden Horde, Ivan briefly toyed with the idea of abandoning traditional Moscow allegiance to the Mongols and allying himself with Lithuania, a growing power in the west.
Apr 30, 2022 · Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair (Иван II Иванович Красный in Russian) (March 30, 1326 – November 13, 1359) was the second son of Ivan Kalita who succeeded his brother Simeon the Proud, who died of the Black Death, as Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1353.
