Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow,[2][3] Muscovite Russia,[4] Muscovite Rus'[5] or Grand Principality of Moscow[6][7] (Russian: Великое княжество Московское; or Muscovy in English from the Latin Moscovia)[8] was a principality in Rus'. It was in the late Middle Ages in Moscow. It was before Tsardom of Russia which was made in the early modern period. It was ruled by the Rurik dynasty.
Grand Principality of Moscow Великое княжество Московское Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye | |
|---|---|
| 1263–1547 | |
| Territorial development between 1300 and 1547 Territorial development between 1300 and 1547 | |
| Status |
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| Capital | Moscow |
| Common languages | Old East Slavic |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox (official) |
| Demonym(s) | Muscovite |
| Government | Absolute monarchy |
| Grand Duke | |
• 1263–1303 | Daniel (first) |
• 1533–1547 | Ivan the Terrible (last) |
| Legislature | Veche |
| History | |
• | 1263 |
• | 16 January 1547 |
| Area | |
| 1505[1] | 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi) |
| Currency | ruble, denga |
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Grand Duchy Of Moscow Media
- Moskovskiy Kreml pri Ivane Kalite.jpg
The Moscow Kremlin under Ivan Kalita, painting by Apollinary Vasnetsov, 1921
- Frescos in Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow - south wall 02.jpg
Ivan I and Simeon, frescoes of the Archangel Cathedral, 1652–1666
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Dmitry Donskoy in the Battle of Kulikovo, painting by Adolphe Yvon, 1849
- Facial Chronicle - b.09, p.487 - Sergius of Radonezh at Kulikovo 2.jpg
Sergius of Radonezh blessing Alexander Peresvet before the Battle of Kulikovo, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Growth of the Moscow principality from 1300 to 1462
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Eastern Europe at the time of Ivan III's death in 1505
- Успенский собор Московского Кремля. (3).jpg
The Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin
- Mátyás király követsége 1488-ban, III. Iván moszkvai udvarában.png
The 1488 Hungarian legation in the court of Ivan III, early 16th century
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The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew, painting by Mikhail Nesterov, 1889–1890
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ A Short History of the USSR. Progress Publishers. 1965.
- ↑ Florinsky, Michael T. (1965). Russia: a History and an Interpretation.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ Isham, Heyward; Pipes, Richard (2016-09-16). Remaking Russia: Voices from within: Voices from within. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-48307-8.
- ↑ "Moscow, Grand Principality of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago. 2012.
- ↑ Perrie, Maureen, ed. (2006). The Cambridge History of Russia. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 751. ISBN 978-0-521-81227-6.
- ↑ Introduction into the Latin epigraphy (Введение в латинскую эпиграфику) Archived 2021-03-10 at the Wayback Machine.
