Dmitry Ivanovich (grandson of Ivan III)

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1498 to 1502

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Ivanovich.

Dmitry Ivanovich

Dmitry on a shroud belonging to Elena Voloshanka, c. 1498

Grand Prince of Moscow
(co-ruler)
Reign| 4 February 1498 – 11 April 1502
Predecessor| Ivan Ivanovich
Successor| Vasili III
Monarch| Ivan III

Born| (1483-10-10)10 October 1483
Moscow, Russia
Died| (1509-02-14)14 February 1509
Moscow, Russia
House| Rurik
Father| Ivan the Young
Mother| Elena of Moldavia

Dmitry Ivanovich (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович; 10 October 1483 – 14 February 1509),[1] also known as Dmitry the Grandson (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Внук), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1498 to 1502. He was the only surviving son of Ivan Ivanovich, the eldest son of Ivan III of Russia.

Following the death of his father in 1490, Dmitry became heir presumptive and was later crowned in 1498 as grand prince by his grandfather. Eventually, he lost the title to his uncle Vasili and was imprisoned along with his mother Elena.

## Life

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Dmitry's parents were Ivan the Young, the eldest son of Ivan III of Russia and heir apparent, and Elena of Moldavia, a daughter of Stephen III of Moldavia. After his father's death in 1490, he became heir presumptive.

On 4 February 1498, Ivan III had his grandson, Dmitry, crowned as grand prince of Vladimir, Moscow and all Russia.[2][3][4]

Even after receiving the title, Dmitry did not play any political role. On the other hand, his uncle Vasili received, from Ivan III, control of Novgorod and Pskov in 1499.[5]

During the next three years, the Muscovite court became a place of conspiracy between supporters of Dmitry, represented by his mother Elena, and supporters of Ivan's second-born son Vasili, represented by his mother and Ivan III's second wife, Sophia Paleologue.

On 11 April 1502, Ivan III sent Dmitry and his mother Elena to prison.[6] Three days later, Ivan gave Vasili the title of grand prince and autocrat of all Russia.[7][8] In 1509, Dmitry died in prison.[9]

## See also

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* Family tree of Russian monarchs

## References

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1. ^ Fennell 1960.
2. ^ Fennell 1960, p. 4.
3. ^ Fennell, J. L. I. (30 October 2008). Prince A. M. Kurbsky's History of Ivan IV. Cambridge University Press. p. 169\. ISBN 978-0-521-08842-8.
4. ^ Bain, R. Nisbet (13 June 2013). Slavonic Europe: A Political History of Poland and Russia from 1447 to 1796. Cambridge University Press. p. 49\. ISBN 978-1-107-63691-0. "and on February 4, 1498, Demetrius was solemnly crowned Autocrat and Gosudar of all Russia"
5. ^ Fennell 1960, p. 6.
6. ^ Fennell 1960, p. 8-9.
7. ^ Fennell 1960, p. 9.
8. ^ Woodacre, Elena; Dean, Lucinda H. S.; Jones, Chris; Rohr, Zita; Martin, Russell (12 June 2019). The Routledge History of Monarchy. Routledge. p. 430\. ISBN 978-1-351-78730-7. "showed favor upon [pozhaloval] his son Vasilii, and blessed him and seated him on the grand princely throne [na velikoe kniazhenie] of Vladimir and Moscow and of all Russia, Autocrat"
9. ^ Bogatyrev 2007, p. 283 note51.

## Sources

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* Bogatyrev, Sergei (2007). "Reinventing the Russian Monarchy in the 1550s: Ivan the Terrible, the Dynasty, and the Church". The Slavonic and East European Review. 85 (2 Apr). Modern Humanities Research Association and University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies. doi:10.1353/see.2007.0067.
* Fennell, J. L. I. (1960). "The Dynastic Crisis 1497-1502". The Slavonic and East European Review. 39 (92 Dec). Modern Humanities Research Association and University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies.

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