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Ivan III the Great

Sovereign of All Rus'

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Lifespan
1440 — 1505
Reign
1462–1505

United much of north-eastern Rus' under Moscow's rule. Novgorod and Tver were annexed and the Law Code of 1497 was adopted during his reign; the Great Stand on the Ugra marked the end of dependence on the Great Horde.

Dynasty
Rurikids
Centre of power
Moscow
Title
Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir
Parents
Vasily II and Maria Yaroslavna
Wives
Maria Borisovna; Sophia Palaiologina

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The double-headed eagle on Ivan III's seal
The double-headed eagle on Ivan III's sealA seal attached to a document of 1497. This is an early sovereign's emblem, not a single unchanging coat of arms of all preceding princes. Drawing of the reverse of the seal; Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (see source page)

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