Ivan II of Moscow

Ivan II Ivanovich the Fair (Russian: Иван II Иванович Красный, romanized: Ivan II Ivanovich Krasnyy; 30 March 1326 – 13 November 1359) was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1353 to 1359. Until that date, he had ruled the towns of Ruza and Zvenigorod. He was the second son of Ivan Kalita, and succeeded his brother Simeon the Proud, who died of the Black Death.

Ivan II the Fair
Portrait in the Tsarskiy titulyarnik (1672)
Prince of Moscow
Reign27 April 1353 – 13 November 1359
PredecessorSimeon I
SuccessorDmitri I
Born30 March 1326
Moscow
Died13 November 1359(1359-11-13) (aged 33)
Moscow
Burial
SpouseFedosia of Bryansk
Alexandra Velyaminova
Issue
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Dmitri Donskoi
DynastyRurik
FatherIvan I of Moscow
MotherHelena
ReligionRussian Orthodox
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