Simeon of Russia
| Simeon the Proud | |
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| Grand Prince of Moscow | |
| Reign | 31 March 1340 – 27 April 1353 |
| Predecessor | Ivan I |
| Successor | Ivan II |
| Born |
7 November 1316 Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
| Died | 27 April 1353 (aged 36) Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
| Burial | Cathedral of the Archangel |
| Consort |
Augusta of Lithuania Eupraxia of Smolensk Maria of Tver |
| Issue | Vasili Konstantin Vasilisa Daniel Michael Ivan Simeon |
| Dynasty | Rurik |
| Father | Ivan I |
| Mother | Helena |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Simeon Ivanovich Gordiy (the Proud) (Семён Иванович Гордый in Russian) (7 November 1316 – 27 April 1353) was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir. Simeon continued his father's policies aimed to increase the power and prestige of his state. Simeon's rule was marked by regular military and political standoffs against the Novgorod Republic and Lithuania. His relationships with neighboring Russian principalities remained peaceful if not passive: Simeon stayed aside from conflicts between subordinate princes. He had recourse to war only when war was unavoidable. A relatively quiet period for Moscow was ended by the Black Death that claimed the lives of Simeon and his sons in 1353.
In 1340 Simeon, the eldest son of Ivan Kalita, was stationed in Nizhny Novgorod. Upon receiving news of his father death, Simeon and his brothers Andrey and Ivan left for the Golden Horde to seek Uzbeg Khan's patent (yarlyk) for taking over the title of Grand Prince. Rivals Konstantin of Tver and Konstantin of Suzdal also paid their homage to the Khan, claiming seniority over Moscow princes. Simeon won the patent through bribing the Khan's retinue; princes of Tver and Suzdal had to agree to his seniority; Uzbeq also extended his benevolence to Simeon's issue. He was also granted the ceremonial title epi trapezes offikios (Greek: ό επί τραπέζης όφφίκιος) by the Byzantine Empire, which can be loosely translated as seneschal or stolnik.
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