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Ivan II of Moscow

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Predecessor
  
House
  
Rurik dynasty

Successor
  
Dmitri I

Children
  
Dmitry Donskoy

Name
  
Ivan of

Parents
  
Elena, Ivan I of Moscow


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Reign
  
27 April 1353 – 13 November 1359

Born
  
30 March 1326Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow (
1326-03-30
)

Burial
  
Cathedral of the Archangel Michael

Consort
  
Fedosia of BryanskAlexandra Velyaminova

Issue
  
Dmitry Ivanovich DonskoiLiuba IvanovnaIvan Ivanovich of ZvenigorodMaria Ivanovna

Died
  
November 13, 1359, Moscow, Russia

Spouse
  
Alexandra Velyaminova (m. 1345), Fedosia of Bryansk (m. 1341)

Similar People
  
Ivan I of Moscow, Dmitry Donskoy, Simeon of Moscow, Vasily I of Moscow, Yury of Moscow

The life and death of ivan ii of moscow


Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair (Russian: Иван II Иванович Красный) (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.

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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.

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. He also allowed Oleg of Riazan to burn villages on his territory. However, Orthodox churchmen aided in 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 regard 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 Michael in Moscow.

Marriages and children

Ivan was married twice. In 1341, Ivan married his first wife Fedosia Dmitrievna of Bryansk. She was a daughter of Dmitry Romanovich, Prince of Bryansk. She died childless in Autumn, 1342.

Ivan remained a widower for three years. In 1345, Ivan married his second wife, Alexandra Vassilievna Velyaminova. She was a daughter of Vasily Velyaminov, a mayor of Moscow. They had at least four children:

  • Dmitri Donskoi (12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389). His successor in the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
  • A daughter married Prince Bobrok of Volhynia.
  • Ivan Ivanovich, Prince of Zvenigorod (c. 1356 – October 1364).
  • Maria Ivanovna.
  • References

    Ivan II of Moscow Wikipedia


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