Ivan III of Russia

Ivan III Vasilevich (???? III ??????????) (January 22, 1440 – October 27, 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a grand duke of Muscovy who first adopted a more pretentious title of the "grand duke of all the Russias". Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he claimed Moscow to be a Third Rome, built the Moscow Kremlin, and laid foundations for the Russian autocracy.

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January 22 - 1440 - October 27 - 1505 - Muscovy - Russia - Moscow - Third Rome - Moscow Kremlin - Autocracy

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