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Boris of Tver
Boris Alexandrovich was Grand Prince of Tver from 1425 to 1461. He restored Tver's strength as an independent power between Moscow and Lithuania, allying first with Vytautas of Lithuania and later with Vasily II of Moscow during the Muscovite civil war, and his court produced chronicles and other writings praising his rule. His son Mikhail Borisovich was Tver's last grand prince.
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