Prince of Moscow

This article is about the princes of Moscow until 1547. For the title created by Napoleon, see Prince de la Moskowa.

The Prince of Moscow (Russian: князь Московский, romanized: knyaz Moskovskiy), later known as the Grand Prince of Moscow (великий князь Московский, velikiy knyaz Moskovskiy), was the title of the ruler of the Principality of Moscow, initially a part of the grand principality of Vladimir-Suzdal. By the late 14th century, the grand principality was inherited by the prince of Moscow;[1] the monarch bore the title of grand prince of Vladimir and Moscow and later the title of grand prince of Vladimir, Moscow and all Russia.[2][3]

  1. ^ Fennell 2022, p. 306, in the conversion of the principality of Moscow into the grand principality of Vladimir and Moscow.
  2. ^ Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (29 September 2005). Russian Identities: A Historical Survey. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-534814-9.
  3. ^ Filjushkin 2006, pp. 193–201.