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Decline of the Novgorod Republic (1430s)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1431–1440

After the 1426 Treaty of Yazhelbitsy the Novgorod Republic formally kept autonomy but had in fact accepted Moscow's suzerainty;…

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  1. 1431–1433Novgorod · RussiaAfter the 1426 treaty established Moscow's suzerainty over Novgorod, in the early 1430s the republic had to obtain Moscow's consent in diplomacy and military affairs; its room for autonomy narrowed markedly and the pro-Moscow faction among the nobility gained strength.
  2. 1434–1437Novgorod · RussiaThe Grand Duchy of Moscow tightened control over Novgorod's metropolitan see and municipal institutions, restricting the republic's independent right to conclude treaties; the decision-making authority of the traditional citizens' assembly, the veche, declined further.
  3. 1438–1440Novgorod · RussiaBy 1440, though Novgorod still maintained the outward form of a republic and its Hanseatic trade ties, its military, diplomatic, and church appointments were deeply dependent on Moscow, and the republic had in substance become a vassal polity.

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