Historedia
Person

Ivan III

Events
4
Episodes
5
Years
1471–1497

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ivan III, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Shelon

    1471

    Role: Grand Prince of Moscow

    1. 14 July 1471 · Shelon RiverBattle of Shelon

      Muscovite forces defeated the Novgorod Republic on the Shelon River on 14 July 1471, securing a decisive victory that ended Novgorod's independent foreign policy.

  2. Muscovite Capture of Tver

    1485

    Role: Grand Prince of Moscow

    1. 12 September 1485 · TverSeizure of Tver

      Muscovite forces seized Tver on 12 September 1485, leading to its formal annexation by Moscow.

  3. Italian Architects Work on the Moscow Kremlin

    1487–1489

    Role: Grand Prince of Moscow

    1. 1487 · Moscow KremlinInvitation to Design Kremlin

      Ivan III invited Pietro Antonio Solari to Moscow in 1487 to design the Kremlin's walls and towers.

    2. 1487–1489 · Moscow KremlinConstruction of Walls and Towers

      Solari built most Kremlin walls and key towers within two years, excluding the western wall.

  4. Issuance of the Sudebnik

    1497

    Role: Grand Prince of Moscow and issuer of the Sudebnik

    1. 1497 · Russian statePeasant Mobility Regulations

      The Sudebnik introduced a fee for peasant departure and fixed November 26 as the universal day for changing masters.

Sources

  1. Battle of Shelon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
  2. Grand Principality of Moscow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  3. Tver Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  4. Kremlin Wikipedia
  5. Ivan III of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-20
  6. Sudebnik of 1497 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-20