This ruler's armies won a major victory against Lithuanian forces at the Battle of the Verdosha River and later made peace with Lithuania by marrying his daughter to its grand duke, Alexander. His mos
This ruler's armies won a major victory against Lithuanian forces at the Battle of the Verdosha River and later made peace with Lithuania by marrying his daughter to its grand duke, Alexander. His most notable triumph over domestic enemies occurred at the Shelon River and this ruler made a military alliance with Mengli Girei. This ruler married Zoe Paleologus and had to fend off a revolt from his brothers Andrei and Boris, while his campaign against Khan Ahmed pushed the forces of the Golden Horde across the Ugra River. This ruler's major domestic achievement, during which he abolished the veche and the office of posadnik, was the subjugation of Novgorod in 1478 and the acquisition of the territories of Pskov and Tver. Despite initially favoring his grandson Dimitry, this son of Basil II eventually designated Basil III as his successor. For ten points, identify this Grand Prince of Moscow, the builder of the Kremlin and the first to hold the title "sovereign of all Russia," who ruled from 1462 to 1505.
This ruler's armies won a major victory against Lithuanian forces at the Battle of the Verdosha River and later made peace with Lithuania by marrying his daughter to its grand duke, Alexander.
Ivan III