Simeon of Moscow

Simeon the Proud
Grand Prince of Vladimir
Reign31 March 1340 – 27 April 1353
Coronation31 March 1340
PredecessorIvan I
SuccessorIvan II
Prince of Moscow
Reign31 March 1340 – 27 April 1353
Coronation31 March 1340
PredecessorIvan I
SuccessorIvan II
Born7 September 1317
Moscow, Duchy of Moscow
Died27 April 1353(1353-04-27) (aged 35)
Moscow, Duchy of Moscow
Burial
ConsortAigusta Anastasia of Lithuania
Eupraxia of Smolensk
Maria of Tver
Issue
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DynastyRurik
FatherIvan I of Moscow
MotherHelena
ReligionEastern Orthodox

Simeon Ivanovich (Russian: Симеон Иванович; 7 September 1317 – 27 April 1353), also known as Semyon Ivanovich (Russian: Семён Иванович), nicknamed the Proud (Russian: Гордый, romanizedGordy), was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1340 to 1353.

The son of Ivan I, Simeon continued his father's policies aimed to increase the power and prestige of his state. Simeon's rule was marked by regular military and political standoffs against the Novgorod Republic and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. His relationships with neighboring Russian principalities remained peaceful if not passive: Simeon stayed aside from conflicts between subordinate princes.[1] He had recourse to war only when war was unavoidable.[2] His reign marked a relatively quiet period for Moscow ended by the Black Death that claimed the lives of Simeon and his sons in 1353.

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