Dmitry Donskoy (Person) AKA Dmitry of the Don
Dmitry Donskoy
1350 AD - 1389 AD
AKA Dmitry of the Don
- Grand Prince of Moscow 1359 – 1389
- first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia
- His nickname, Donskoy (i.e., "of the Don"), alludes to his great victory on the Don River: against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380)
- Saint in the Orthodox Church with his feast day on 19 May (O.S.)
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12/30/1371 AD - Parents
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