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Moscow's annexation of Pskov (1510)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1510

In January 1510, Grand Prince Vasily III ended the Pskov Republic's independence by force and political means, annexing it into the Grand Duchy of Mo…

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  1. 1510Pskov · RussiaVasily III dispatched troops into Pskov, backed by agreements previously reached with Pskov nobles and by military pressure, taking actual control of the city.
  2. 1510Pskov · RussiaPskov's veche (citizens' assembly) system was abolished, the city was incorporated into Moscow's administrative system, and the last independent ruler Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky was deposed, formally ending the republic's independence.

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