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'''Boris of Tver''' or '''Boris the Great''' (ca. 1399–February 10, 1461) was a |
'''Boris of Tver''' or '''Boris the Great''' (ca. 1399–February 10, 1461) was a [[Grand Prince of Tver]] from April 22, 1426 to his death. |
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== Biography == |
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=== Domestic and Foreign Politics === |
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The year 1425 was devastating for the [[Principality of Tver]]. After the sudden death of [[Vasily I of Moscow]], in the same year [[Plague (disease)|plague]] killed three Grand Dukes of Tver: Ivan Mikhailovich, Boris' father Aleksander Ivanovich and brother Jury Aleksandrovich. Thus Boris Aleksandrovich became the ruler of the principality. |
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During his reign, the story of [[Third Rome]] ("the second Constantinople") started in Tver, when the monk Foma (Thomas) of Tver had written ''The Eulogy of the Pious Grand Prince Boris Alexandrovich'' in 1453.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QaQ5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=foma+tver&source=bl&ots=f_kO5J-qAa&sig=SLpwyHB6OrkbOxWjF0tiSIFl9W Robert Auty, Dimitri Obolensky (Ed.), ''An Introduction to Russian Language and Literature''], p.94, Cambridge University Press 1997, {{ISBN|0-521-20894-7}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ksk.edu.ee/file.php?ID=1604 Alar Laats, ''The concept of the Third Rome and its political implications'']{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, p.102</ref> |
During his reign, the story of [[Third Rome]] ("the second Constantinople") started in Tver, when the monk Foma (Thomas) of Tver had written ''The Eulogy of the Pious Grand Prince Boris Alexandrovich'' in 1453.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QaQ5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=foma+tver&source=bl&ots=f_kO5J-qAa&sig=SLpwyHB6OrkbOxWjF0tiSIFl9W Robert Auty, Dimitri Obolensky (Ed.), ''An Introduction to Russian Language and Literature''], p.94, Cambridge University Press 1997, {{ISBN|0-521-20894-7}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ksk.edu.ee/file.php?ID=1604 Alar Laats, ''The concept of the Third Rome and its political implications'']{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, p.102</ref> |
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==Marriages and Family== |
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| ⚫ | He first married to Anastasia Andreevna of [[Mozhaysk]] and had a daughter [[Maria of Tver]] (future wife of [[Ivan III of Moscow]]), second to Anastasia Alexandrovna of [[Suzdal]], and had two sons - [[Mikhail III of Tver]] and Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmarcussen.dk/historie/reference/rusland.html#tver|title=Kronologi for en del fyrster og regenter fra det russiske område|last=Marcussen|first=Jørgen|date=2006-07-05|website=www.jmarcussen.dk|language=da|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:44, 24 February 2020
Boris of Tver or Boris the Great (ca. 1399–February 10, 1461) was a Grand Prince of Tver from April 22, 1426 to his death.
Biography
Domestic and Foreign Politics
The year 1425 was devastating for the Principality of Tver. After the sudden death of Vasily I of Moscow, in the same year plague killed three Grand Dukes of Tver: Ivan Mikhailovich, Boris' father Aleksander Ivanovich and brother Jury Aleksandrovich. Thus Boris Aleksandrovich became the ruler of the principality.
During his reign, the story of Third Rome ("the second Constantinople") started in Tver, when the monk Foma (Thomas) of Tver had written The Eulogy of the Pious Grand Prince Boris Alexandrovich in 1453.[1][2]
Marriages and Family
He first married to Anastasia Andreevna of Mozhaysk and had a daughter Maria of Tver (future wife of Ivan III of Moscow), second to Anastasia Alexandrovna of Suzdal, and had two sons - Mikhail III of Tver and Alexander.[3]
References
- ^ Robert Auty, Dimitri Obolensky (Ed.), An Introduction to Russian Language and Literature, p.94, Cambridge University Press 1997, ISBN 0-521-20894-7
- ^ Alar Laats, The concept of the Third Rome and its political implications[permanent dead link], p.102
- ^ Marcussen, Jørgen (2006-07-05). "Kronologi for en del fyrster og regenter fra det russiske område". www.jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-12-05.
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