See also:

• IVAN (JOHN)

IVAN II  . (1326–1359), See also:

• GRAND

grand See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• VLADIMIR
• VLADIMIR, ST (c. 956-1015)

Vladimir, a younger son reigning grand duke instead of reverting, as hitherto, to the of See also:

• IVAN (JOHN)

Ivan Kalita, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1326 . In 1353 he succeeded his `princes' heirs, put an end once for all to these semi-See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• SIMEON
• SIMEON (or SYMEON) OF DURHAM (d. after 1129)
• SIMEON, JOSEPH JEROME, COMTE (1749–1842)

Simeon as grand duke, despite the competition princelets . The further See also:

• EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension of the See also:

• MUSCOVITE

Muscovite dominion of See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine of Suzdal, the See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

Khan Hanibek preferring was facilitated by the See also:

• DEATH

death of Casimir IV. in 1492, when See also:

• POLAND (Polish Polska, Ger. Polen), (see POLAND, RUSSIAN, below)
• POLAND, RUSSIAN

Poland to bestow the yarluik, or See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter of See also:

• INVESTITURE (Late Lat. investitura)

investiture, upon Ivan rather and Lithuania once more parted See also:

• COMPANY

company . The See also:

• THRONE

throne of than upon Constantine . At first the principalities of Suzdal, Lithuania was now occupied by Casimir's son See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander, a weak See also:

• RYAZAN

Ryazan and the See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

republic of See also:

• NOVGOROD
• NOVGOROD (formerly known as V elikiy-Novgorod, Great Novgorod)

Novgorod refused to recognize him j and lethargic prince so incapable of defending his posses-as grand duke, and waged See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

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, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save them by a matrimonial compact, and wedded Ivan II . The surrounding principalities paid but little See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention See also:

• HELENA
• HELENA, ST (c. 247-c. 327)

Helena, Ivan's daughter . But the clear determination of to See also:

• MOSCOW (Russian Moskva)
• MOSCOW, (Russian Moskva)

Moscow, and Ivan, " a See also:

• MEEK, FIELDING BRADFORD (1817—1876)

meek, See also:

• GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle and merciful prince," was ruled to a See also:

• GREAT

great extent by the luisyatsky, or chiliarch, See also:

• ALEXIS
• ALEXIS, WILLIBALD

Alexis Khvost, and, after his See also:

• MURDER

murder by the jealous boyars in 1357, by in-See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law . The See also:

• LITHUANIANS

Lithuanians were routed at Vedrosha (See also:

• JULY

July 14, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

Bishop Alexis . He died in 1359 . Like most of his predecessors, 1500), and in 1503 Alexander was glad to See also:

• PURCHASE

purchase See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace by Ivan, by his last will, divided his dominions among his See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children .

1 ceding to Ivan See also:

• CHERNIGOV

Chernigov, See also:

• STARODUB

Starodub, Novgorod-Syeversk and See Dmitry Ilovaisly, See also:

• HISTORY

History of See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia (Rus.), vol. ii . (Moscow, sixteen other towns . 1876-1894) .