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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 88 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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IVAN II  . (1326–1359),
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grand duke of Vladimir, a younger son reigning grand duke instead of reverting, as hitherto, to the of
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Ivan Kalita, was born in 1326 . In 1353 he succeeded his `princes' heirs, put an end once for all to these semi-
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independent elder
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brother Simeon as grand duke, despite the competition princelets . The further extension of the
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Muscovite dominion of Prince
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Constantine of Suzdal, the Khan Hanibek preferring was facilitated by the
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death of Casimir IV. in 1492, when Poland to bestow the yarluik, or letter of investiture, upon Ivan rather and Lithuania once more parted
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company . The
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throne of than upon Constantine . At first the principalities of Suzdal, Lithuania was now occupied by Casimir's son Alexander, a weak
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Ryazan and the republic of Novgorod refused to recognize him j and lethargic prince so incapable of defending his posses-as grand duke, and waged 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 save them by a matrimonial compact, and wedded Ivan II . The surrounding principalities paid but little attention Helena, Ivan's daughter . But the clear determination of to Moscow, and Ivan, " a meek, gentle and merciful prince," was ruled to a
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great extent by the luisyatsky, or chiliarch, Alexis Khvost, and, after his
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murder by the jealous boyars in 1357, by in-law . The
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Lithuanians were routed at Vedrosha (
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July 14, Bishop Alexis . He died in 1359 . Like most of his predecessors, 1500), and in 1503 Alexander was glad to
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purchase peace by Ivan, by his last will, divided his dominions among his children .

1 ceding to Ivan

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

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