Dmitry Donskoy

Prince of Moscow from 1359 to 1389

Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1362 until his death in 1389. Dmitry became prince at the age of nine following the death of his father, Ivan II. During the early years of his reign, Metropolitan Alexius effectively ruled Moscow on Dmitry's behalf and equated the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church with those of Moscow. In 1360, as a result of political turmoil in the Golden Horde, Dmitry temporarily lost the Grand Principality of Vladimir to Dmitry of Suzdal.

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