Saint Dmitriy Ivanovich Donskoy (Russian: Дми́трий Донско́й), or Dmitriy of the Don, sometimes referred to as Dmitriy I (12 October 1350, Moscow – 19 May 1389, Moscow), son of Ivan II Krasnyi, 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...
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Saint Dmitriy Ivanovich Donskoy (Russian: Дми́трий Донско́й), or Dmitriy of the Don, sometimes referred to as Dmitriy I (12 October 1350, Moscow – 19 May 1389, Moscow), son of Ivan II Krasnyi, 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.
Dmitriy ascended the throne of Principality of Moscow at the age of 9. During his minority, the government was actually run by Metropolitan Aleksey of Russia. In 1360 the highest dignity among Russian princes, that of Grand Prince of Vladimir, was transferred by a Khan of the Golden Horde upon Dmitriy Konstantinovich of Nizhniy Novgorod. In 1363, when that prince had been deposed, Dmitriy Ivanovich was finally crowned at Vladimir. Three years later, he made peace...
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