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Simeon I

Type Figure Region Grand Duchy of Moscow Time 1316–1353 Also known as Simeon Ivanovich、Simeon the Proud、Симеон Иванович Гордый、谢苗·伊凡诺维奇

Grand Prince of Moscow and son of Ivan I (Kalita), he was Grand Prince of Vladimir and 'Grand Prince of All Rus' from 1340.…

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  1. 1351–1353Moscow · MoscowAs supreme ruler of the Rus' lands in 1351–1353, he maintained the tributary relationship with the Golden Horde while strengthening Moscow's control over Nizhny Novgorod, Tver, and other principalities, earning the epithet 'the Proud'.
  2. 1351–1353Moscow Kremlin · MoscowIn his final years he continued expanding the wooden fortifications of the Moscow Kremlin and supported the development of the Moscow metropolitan see, laying the foundation for Moscow as the political and religious center of Rus'.
  3. 1353Moscow · MoscowHe died in April 1353 without male heirs; his brother Ivan II succeeded as Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir, opening a new era of power transition in Moscow.

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