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Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair of Moscow was born 30 March 1326 in Moscow, Russia to Ivan I Danilovich Kalita of Moscow (1288-1340) and Elena and died 23 November 1359 Moscow, Russia of unspecified causes. He married Fedosiya Dmitrievna of Bryansk (c1330-1342) 1341 JL . He married Aleksandra Ivanovna Velyaminova (c1332-1364) 1345 JL .
Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair (Иван II Иванович Красный in Russian) (30 March 1326 – 13 November 1359) was the Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1353. Until that date, he had ruled the towns of Ruza and Zvenigorod. He was the second son of Ivan Kalita, and succeeded his brother Simeon the Proud, who died of the Black Death.
Reign[]
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. This policy was quickly abandoned and Ivan asserted his allegiance to the Golden Horde.[1]
Contemporaries described Ivan as a pacific, apathetic ruler, who didn't flinch even when Algirdas of Lithuania captured his father-in-law's capital, Bryansk.[2] He also allowed Oleg of Ryazan to burn villages on his territory. However, Orthodox churchmen aided consolidating the power of the Grand Prince. He received much aid from the capable Metropolitan Alexius. Like his brother, Ivan II was not as successful as his father or grandfather with regards to territorial expansion. Nevertheless, he was able to annex areas southwest of Moscow, including the areas of Borovsk, and Vereya.
He is buried in the Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Dmitri Ivanovich Donskoy (1350-1389) | 12 October 1350 Moscow, Russia | 19 May 1389 Moscow, Russia | Yevdokiya Dmitriyevna (1352-1407) |
Lyuba Ivanovna | |||
Ivan Ivanovich of Zvenigorod (1354-1364) | 1354 | 23 October 1364 | |
Mariya Ivanovna |
Siblings[]
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Maria Ivanovna of Moscow (c1314-1365) | |||
Simeon Ivanovich of Moscow (1316-1353) | 7 November 1316 Moscow, Russia | 27 April 1353 Moscow | Aigusta of Lithuania (c1320-1345) Eupraxia of Smolensk Maria Aleksandrovna of Tver (c1326-1399) |
Daniil Ivanovich of Moscow (1320-1328) | |||
Fefinia Ivanovna of Moscow (c1321-c1322) | |||
Yevdokiya Ivanovna of Moscow (1324-1342) | 1324 | 1342 | Vasili Davidovich of Yaroslavl (1311-1345) |
Ivan II Ivanovich of Moscow (1326-1359) | 30 March 1326 Moscow, Russia | 23 November 1359 Moscow, Russia | Fedosiya Dmitrievna of Bryansk (c1330-1342) Aleksandra Ivanovna Velyaminova (c1332-1364) |
Andrei Ivanovich of Serpukhov (1327-1353) | 4 July 1327 Russia | 6 June 1353 Russia | Yuliana Rurik of Galich-Dmitrov |
Feodosiya Ivanovna of Moscow (c1330-c1390) |
Residences
Ivan Ivanovich Born: 1326 Died: 1359
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Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by Simeon Ivanovich of Moscow |
Grand Prince of Moscow 27 Apr 1353–13 Nov 1359 |
Succeeded by Dmitri Donskoy of Moscow |
Preceded by Simeon Ivanovich of Moscow |
Grand Prince of Vladimir 25 Mar 1353–13 Nov 1359 |
Succeeded by Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal |
Preceded by Simeon Ivanovich of Moscow |
Prince of Novgorod 1355–1359 |
Succeeded by Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal |
Preceded by New created principality |
Prince of Zvenigorod (Moscow) 1339–1353 |
Succeeded by Ivan Ivanovich of Zvenigorod |
Russian royalty | ||
Preceded by Simeon Ivanovich of Moscow |
Heir to the Russian Throne 1340–1348, 1353 |
Succeeded by Dmitri Donskoy of Moscow |
References[]
- ^ Janet Martin (1995). Medieval Russia, 980-1584. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521368324.
- ^ Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1902). Russia. P. F. Collier & Son. pp. 146, 147. [1]
External links[]
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