Ivan the Young
Ivan the Young | |
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Rurik | |
Father | Ivan III of Russia |
Mother | Maria of Tver |
Religion | Russian Orthodox |
Ivan Ivanovich (
.Biography
Ivan Ivanovich was born on 15 February 1458, the son of Ivan III by his first wife Maria of Tver, who later died in 1467.[3]
In 1471, as Ivan III marched off on his
so the Muscovite ambassadors and government officials used to speak on behalf of the two grand princes. Ambassadors from different Russian cities (e.g. Novgorod), as well ambassadors from foreign countries, could equally address both Ivan III and Ivan the Young with the same requests or problems.Russian chronicles continued to give the young Ivan the title of grand prince after his father returned following his victory over Novgorod in July 1471 all the way up to his death.[5][6] In treaties between Ivan III and appanage princes, the young Ivan is referred to as a grand prince and in relations with the Livonian Order, both had the title of tsar.[7]
Ivan's father empowered him to deal with most administrative and military affairs of the state in order to make ordinary Russian people think of him as their future ruler. In 1477, the Novgorodians sent both him and his father an embassy.[8]
Russian chronicles mention Ivan's participation in military campaigns against Ibrahim of Kazan in 1468 and Novgorod in 1471. In 1476 and 1478, Ivan III put Ivan in charge of Moscow during his absence from the Russian capital.[1]
In 1480, when
In 1485, Ivan was rewarded with his mother's inheritance in Tver,[9][1] and was installed as the ruler of that city, recently conquered by his father. Soon afterward, he fell ill with gout.[1] His doctor, named Leon, bragged to Ivan III that he could cure him and began treatment with the grand prince's permission. Ivan's health continued to deteriorate until he finally died on 6 March 1490.[1] Leon was later executed.[1]
Ivan left a son named
See also
References
- ^ JSTOR 4205214.
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, p. 51, "Grand Prince Ivan had not only given his son the grand princely title while he was still a minor and made him a co-ruler, but also marked the event with a ceremony in the main cathedral of Moscow".
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, pp. 50–51.
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, p. 51, "In 1471, as he marched off to subdue Novgorod, Ivan III gave the grand princely title to that son. The young Ivan Ivanovich first appeared with the title of grand prince at this moment, when his father left him, a youth of thirteen years, in Moscow during Ivan's first Novgorod campaign".
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, p. 51.
- ^ Auty & Obolensky 1976, p. 96, "Ivan the Young (1458–90), whose name appeared in all the documents on par with his father's, thus emphasizing the hereditary nature of the grand prince's power".
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, pp. 51–52.
- ^ Bushkovitch 2021, p. 53.
- ISBN 978-0-521-08842-8.
Bibliography
- Bushkovitch, Paul (18 March 2021). Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia: The Transfer of Power 1450–1725. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-47934-9.
- Auty, Robert; Obolensky, Dimitri (1976). Companion to Russian Studies: Volume 1: An Introduction to Russian History. Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-521-28038-9.