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Name: Principality of Tverskoe

Type: Polity

Start: 1247 AD

End: 1382 AD

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Was one of the many Russian Principalties that existed in the Middle Ages and were later inglobated either into Russia or Lithuania.

Establishment


  • January 1247: The Principality of Tverskoe emerged after the murder of the Grand Duke Yaroslav Vsevolodovich (1246).
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Algirdas


    Expansion during the rule of Algirdas in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

  • January 1356: Expansion of Lithuania by 1355.

  • 2. Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars


    Were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow (later the Tsardom of Russia).

    2.1.Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

    Were a series of military invasions of the the Grand Duchy of Moscow by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

    2.1.1.Russian counterattack against Algirdas

    Was the Russian counterattack to the Lithuanian invasion started in 1368.

  • November 1370: On November 26, the Lithuanian army besieged Volokolamsk. The battle continued for two days. Lithuanians killed Prince Vasily Ivanovich Berezuysky, commander of the city's defenses, but did not succeed in capturing the city.
  • December 1370: A truce between Russia and Lithuania was concluded. Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas retreated from the occupied territories.

  • 2.1.2.Kęstutis' raid

    Was a military campaign launched by Kęstutis, the brother of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas, in Russia.

  • June 1372: The armies of Lithuania and Tver attacked Kashin and its duke acknowledged Tver's suzerainty.

  • 2.1.3.Truce - Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

    Was a treaty that ended the Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-72).

  • September 1372: The Treaty of Lyubutsk was a peace treaty signed in summer of 1372 between Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Dmitri Donskoi, Prince of Moscow. The treaty ended the Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-72) and resulted in a seven-year peace period. Lithuanian forces left the occupied territories.

  • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1264: The Moscow principality was allocated in 1226 3 as an inheritance to the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky.

  • January 1281: The Dmitrov Principality was an independent state entity between 1280 and 1334.

  • January 1301: Expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow by 1300.

  • January 1319: Kashin principality (1318-1426). The capital is Kashin .

  • January 1320: Establishment of the Dorogobuzh Principality (1318-1486). The capital was Dorogobuzh.

  • January 1320: The Kholm Principality is established.

  • January 1320: Establishment of the Zubtsovsky principality (1318-1460).

  • January 1340: The Principality was formed in 13 in '39, after the Grand Duke of Tver Alexander was killed in the Horde.

  • January 1341: Expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow by 1340.

  • January 1341: In 1340, the territory of Volost, located on the banks of the Berega River, was purchased from the principality of Novosilsky by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which was under the rule of Ivan Kalita at the time. This acquisition helped expand Moscow's territory and influence in the region.

  • January 1355: When the prince of Zubtsovsky died without heirs, his Principality was inherited by the Principality of Tverskoe.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1383: The change took place in connection with the events of 1382, when the Tver principality gained independence from the Grand Duchy of Vladimir, which merged with the Moscow principality, and the Tver princes received the right to independent relations with the Horde.
  • Selected Sources


  • Batūra, R. (2013): Algirdo žygiai į Maskvą 1368 1370, 1372in Zikaras, K.: Žymiausi Lietuvos mūšiai ir karinės operacijos (2nd ed.). Vilnius (Lithuania), pp. 46-49
  • Robert, A. / Obolensky, D. (1981): A Companion to Russian Studies: An Introduction to Russian History, Cambridge (UK), p. 86
  • VKL-1462-ru. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:VKL-1462-ru.png
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