Mikhail III of Tver
Mikhail III of Tver or Michael the Exile (1453–1505) was the last prince of
The Fall of Tver
The prominent Russian historian
As far back as in 1427 Mikhail's father
Widowed in 1483, Mikhail III tried to marry the granddaughter of Lithuanian ruler Casimir IV Jagiellon. Ivan III used this move as a reason to declare war to Tver. In 1485 Mikhail III "acknowledged himself as a lesser brother" and signed a peace treaty, sworn to fight on side of Moscow in any wars. The treaty also restricted Tver diplomatic relations and freedom.[3]
The Muscovites oppressed the boyars of Tver, but all the disputes Ivan III settled to the good of Muscovites. Seeing Mikhail's inability to protect them, many Tver noblemen swore allegiance to Moscow. Mikhail decided to flee to Lithuania, but the messenger with his private letter to king Kazimir was stopped by Ivan's people. The letter broke earlier treaty and was considered treason. Mikhail sent Tver's archbishop to Ivan III with apologies, but they weren't accepted.[4]
On the 21st of August, 1485, Ivan III moved his army to Tver. On the 8th of September he seized the city and set fire to the posad. In 10 days all the boyars and noblemen fled, leaving Mikhail alone. He has only two opportunities left - to flee to Lithuania or to yield to Ivan's mercy. Mikhail decided to escape, on the next morning the only left noblemen archbishop Vassian and prince Mikhail Khomsky opened the city gates to Ivan III, acknowledging him as the monarch of all Rus'.[5][4]
The Exile
Mikhail of Tver went to exile to
Marriages and Children
Mikhail's first wife Sophia (died 1483) was the daughter of
References
- ^ "Gastold - Genealogia. Portal rodzinny, rola w historii, źródła".
- ^ "Kronologi for en del fyrster og regenter fra det russiske område". 5 July 2006.
- ^ Cherepnin 1960, p. 891.
- ^ a b Cherepnin 1960, p. 891-893.
- ^ Solovyev 2013.
- ^ "AzPolonia :: Informator polonijny w USA :: Polacy w Arizonie :: Arizona Polonia :: Wiadomości, wydarzenia, ogłoszenia, forum - Artykuł Page".
Source
- Cherepnin, L. V. (1960). Образование Русского централизованного государства [Establishment of the Russian Centralized State] (in Russian). Moscow: Socio-Economic Literature Publishing House. pp. 889–893. ISBN 9785458287616.
- Solovyev, S. M. (2013). История России. Русь при Иване Великом (in Russian). Moscow: Olma Press. ISBN 978-5-373-03412-8.