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IVAN II . (1326–1359), See also:grand See also:duke of See also:Vladimir, a younger son reigning grand duke instead of reverting, as hitherto, to the of Ivan Kalita, was See also:born in 1326. In 1353 he succeeded his `princes' heirs, put an end once for all to these semi-See also:independent See also:elder See also:brother See also:Simeon as grand duke, despite the competition princelets. The further See also:extension of the See also:Muscovite dominion of See also:Prince See also:Constantine of Suzdal, the See also:Khan Hanibek preferring was facilitated by the See also:death of Casimir IV. in 1492, when See also:Poland to bestow the yarluik, or See also:letter of See also:investiture, upon Ivan rather and Lithuania once more parted See also:company. The See also:throne of than upon Constantine. At first the principalities of Suzdal, Lithuania was now occupied by Casimir's son See also:Alexander, a weak See also:Ryazan and the See also:republic of See also:Novgorod refused to recognize him j and lethargic prince so incapable of defending his posses-as grand duke, and waged See also:war with him till 1354. The authority sions against the persistent attacks of the Muscovites that he of the grand duchy sensibly diminished during the reign of attempted to See also:save them by a matrimonial compact, and wedded Ivan II. The surrounding principalities paid but little See also:attention See also:Helena, Ivan's daughter. But the clear determination of to See also:Moscow, and Ivan, " a See also:meek, See also:gentle and merciful prince," was ruled to a See also:great extent by the luisyatsky, or chiliarch, See also:Alexis Khvost, and, after his See also:murder by the jealous boyars in 1357, by in-See also:law. The See also:Lithuanians were routed at Vedrosha (See also:July 14, See also:Bishop Alexis. He died in 1359. Like most of his predecessors, 1500), and in 1503 Alexander was glad to See also:purchase See also:peace by Ivan, by his last will, divided his dominions among his See also:children.

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Chernigov, See also:Starodub, Novgorod-Syeversk and See Dmitry Ilovaisly, See also:History of See also:Russia (Rus.), vol. ii. (Moscow, sixteen other towns. 1876-1894).

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