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Principality of Vereya

1432 CE – 1486 CE (approx.) · capital Vereya

The last surviving appanage of the Moscow princes, bequeathed to Ivan III after its heir fled to Lithuania.

Origins

Vereya, south-west of Moscow, belonged to the lands of Andrei of Mozhaysk. In 1432 his younger son Mikhail Andreyevich began to rule Vereya together with Beloozero as his own appanage.

Rule and society

Unlike his brother Ivan of Mozhaysk, Mikhail stayed loyal to Vasily II during Moscow's civil war, and he was allowed to keep his lands after Mozhaysk was taken in 1454. He ruled a small principality of farmland and forest, dependent on the grand prince for protection and politics.

Decline and legacy

In 1483 Mikhail's son Vasily, nicknamed the Daring, quarrelled with Ivan III and fled to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Mikhail was forced to leave his lands to Ivan III, and on his death in 1486 Vereya was absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Lineage

Principality of VereyaGrand Duchy of Moscow 1263 CE – 1547 CE

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