Ivan III of Russia
Noble person
1440 – 1505
Who was Ivan III of Russia?
Ivan III Vasilyevich, also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus. Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state. He was one of the longest-reigning Russian rulers in history.
Fennell, the leading British biographer, concludes that his reign was "militarily glorious and economically sound," and especially points to his territorial annexations and his centralized control over local rulers. However Fennell adds that his reign was also "a period of cultural depression and spiritual barrenness. Freedom was stamped out within the Russian lands. By his bigoted anti-Catholicism Ivan brought down the curtain between Russia and the west. For the sake of territorial aggrandizement he deprived his country of the fruits of Western learning and civilization."
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1440
Moscow - Also known as
- Ivan the Great
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria of Tver
- Sophia Palaiologina
(1472/11/12 - )
- Children
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Nationality
- Russia
- Died
- Oct 27, 1505
Moscow - Resting place
- Cathedral of the Archangel
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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