Dmitry of the Don | |||||
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Grand Prince of Moscow | |||||
Reign | 13 November 1359 – 19 May 1389 | ||||
Predecessor | Ivan II | ||||
Successor | Vasiliy I | ||||
Born |
Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
12 October 1350||||
Died | 19 May 1389 Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
(aged 38)||||
Burial | Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin | ||||
Consort | Eudoxia Dmitriyevna | ||||
Issue | Daniil Dmitriyevich Yury Vasiliyevich Vasily Dmitriyevich Sofiya Dmitriyevna Yury Dmitriyevich Maria Dmitriyevna Anastasia Dmitriyevna Simeon Dmitriyevich Ivan Dmitriyevich Andrey Dmitriyevich Pyotr Dmitriyevich Anna Dmitriyevna Konstantin Dmitriyevich |
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Dynasty | Rurik | ||||
Father | Ivan II | ||||
Mother | Alexandra Vasilyevna Velyaminova |
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Dmitry Ivanovich |
Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й,also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 in Moscow – 19 May 1389 in Moscow), son of Ivan II the Fair of Moscow (1326–1359), reigned as the Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 to his death. He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia. His nickname, Donskoy (i.e., "of the Don"), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380), which took place on the Don River. He is venerated as a Saint in the Orthodox Church with his feast day on 19 May.
Dmitry ascended the throne of the Principality of Moscow at the age of 9. During his minority, Russia's Metropolitan Aleksey ran the government. In 1360 Khizr-khan , Khan of the Golden Horde, transferred the title most prized among Russian princes, that of Grand Prince of Vladimir, to Dmitry Konstantinovich of Nizhniy Novgorod. In 1363, after that prince was deposed, Dmitry Ivanovich was crowned at Vladimir. Three years later, he made peace with Dmitriy Konstantinovich and married his daughter Eudoxia. In 1376 their joint armies ravaged Volga Bulgaria.