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The grand principality of Vladimir-Suzdal fell apart into feuding appanages over the course of the 13th century. The princes of Moscow were descendants of Daniel. [4] As Daniel never became grand prince of Vladimir before he died in 1303, [5] this meant that according to traditional succession practices, his descendants were izgoi: his son and successor Yury of Moscow had no legitimate claim ...
Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy [a] (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was the heir of Ivan II. He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia. In traditional Russian ...
The princes of Moscow and Suzdal entered a struggle for the grand princely title following the death of Ivan II, with Ivan's son Dmitry Ivanovich (later known as Dmitry Donskoy) taking the throne from Dmitry Konstantinovich in 1363. [61] The Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 marked a turning point, with the prince of Moscow seen as the dominant prince ...
Ivan also increased Moscow's dominance over Pskov, with his son and successor Vasily III formally annexing it in 1510. [55] Prince Mikhail Andreyevich of Vereya, who had been awarded an appanage by Vasily II, was pressured in 1478 into giving Belozersk to Ivan, who received all of Mikhail's land on his death in 1486. [56]
The Principality of Moscow [b] (1263–1389), later the Grand Principality of Moscow [c] (1389–1547), [d] was a medieval Russian principality. [9] Its capital was the city of Moscow. Moscow became a separate principality when Daniel (r. 1263–1303), the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, received the city and surrounding area as an appanage. [10]
Ivan Danilovich was the fourth son of Daniel of Moscow, the first prince of Moscow and founder of the Moscow branch of Rurikids. [1] Daniel was the youngest of the four sons of Alexander Nevsky, who had reigned as the grand prince of Vladimir. [2]
Yury (Georgy) Danilovich [a] (Russian: Юрий (Георгий) Данилович; 1281 – 21 November 1325) was Prince of Moscow from 1303 to 1325 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1318 to 1322. [2] He contested the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir with his uncle Mikhail of Tver. As Yury's father had never held the title, he had no ...
Vasily I visiting his father-in-law, Vytautas the Great. While still a young man, Vasily, who was the eldest son of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy (ruled Moscow 1359–89), travelled to the Tatar khan Tokhtamysh (1383) to obtain the Khan's yarlik (patent) for his father for the title of grand prince of Vladimir.