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This ruler took the opportunity to blockade and subjugate a rival state a ter two of its o  cials referred to him as "sovereign" rather than "lord." O  cial accounts claim that under this man's rule, Christian nobles began abandoning the Trinity for the heresy of Skariya the Jew. This ruler schemed to expropriate monastic lands by adjudicating a synod between the "Possessor" and "Non-Possessor" factions, where his policies were championed by holy man Nilus of Sora. A delegation including Cardinal Bessarion o fered a second marriage to this ruler, a ter which he adopted the symbol of a two-headed eagle for his seal. This husband of Zoe Palaeologus carted o f the veche bell of a conquered city whose fur-trading elites he exiled. This ruler's refusal to pay tribute led to a battle in which the opposing side under Ahmad Khan retreated a ter failing to cross the Ugra river. For 10 points, identify this Grand Prince of Moscow who subjugated Novgorod and gained independence from the Golden Horde.
This ruler took the opportunity to blockade and subjugate a rival state a ter two of its o  cials referred to him as "sovereign" rather than "lord."
Ivan III [or Ivan the Great; prompt on Ivan]