Ivan I of Moscow

Ivan I
Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672)
Prince of Moscow
Reign1325–1340
PredecessorYury
SuccessorSimeon
Prince of Novgorod
Reign1328–1337
PredecessorAlexander of Tver
SuccessorSimeon of Moscow
Grand Prince of Vladimir
Reign1331–1340
PredecessorAlexander of Suzdal
SuccessorSimeon of Moscow
Bornc. 1288
Moscow
Died31 March 1340(1340-03-31) (aged 51)
Moscow
Burial
Issue
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Simeon of Moscow
Ivan II of Moscow
HouseRurik
FatherDaniel of Moscow
ReligionRussian Orthodox

Ivan I Danilovich Kalita (Russian: Иван I Данилович Калита, lit.'money bag'; c. 1288 – 31 March 1340) was Prince of Moscow from 1325 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1331 until his death in 1340.[a]

At the start of his reign, the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church was moved from Vladimir to Moscow, leading to it to become the spiritual center. The policy by Öz Beg Khan of allowing the grand prince to collect tribute from other Russian princes increased Moscow's wealth and allowed Ivan to lay the foundations for Moscow's future as a regional great power. Ivan also defeated the rival principality of Tver, marking the end of a 35-year-long struggle for supremacy.

  1. ^ Fennell 2023, p. 112.
  2. ^ Martin 2006, p. 140.


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