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unusual facts about Grand Duchy of Moscow


Lepiel

After Polatsk was captured by the Russian army in 1563, the Vitebsk government was no longer able to protect its property from the attacks of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.


Battle of Orsha

The Battle of Orsha was fought on 8 September 1514, between the allied forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland, under the command of Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski, and the army of Grand Duchy of Moscow under Konyushy Ivan Chelyadnin and Kniaz Mikhail Golitsin.

Fürst

Originally applied to the rulers of Kievan Rus' and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it later referred to the children of the Russian Tsars, whose title is translated into English as grand duke.

Kirov, Kirov Oblast

Khlynov was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1489 and became known throughout Russia for its clay statuettes and whistles.

Rzhev

In the meantime, the town was occupied for a short space by Tver, Poland-Lithuania, and finally by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.


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