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Alexis Adashev

Type Figure Region Grand Duchy of Moscow Time c. 1511–1560 Also known as Alexis Adashev、Алексей Фёдорович Адашев、阿达舍夫

A 16th-century Moscow boyar and core confidant and advisor of Ivan IV, he helped drive legal, military, and church reforms, fell from favor and was e…

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  1. c. 1540–1547Moscow · RussiaGained the young tsar's trust through military and administrative talent, and together with Father Sylvester formed a reformist circle of confidants, helping Ivan shake off the constraints of the regent nobles.
  2. 1547–1556Moscow · RussiaDirected the compilation of the Stoglav and adjustments to church policy, and took part in planning the conquests of Kazan (1552) and Astrakhan (1556); between 1551 and 1556 he was one of the tsar's most relied-upon ministers, reaching the height of his power.
  3. 1556–1560Moscow · RussiaAfter 1556 he fell from favor due to court factional struggles and the tsar's suspicion; in 1560, shortly after the death of Ivan IV's first wife, Adashev and Sylvester were both accused and executed, marking the end of the era of confidant reform.

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