Ivan Ivanovich (also known as, Ivan the Young, Ioann Ioannovich and Ivan Molodoy) (''Иван Иванович'', ''Иоанн Иоаннович'', ''Иван Молодой'' in

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) (15 February 1458 – 6 March 1490), was the eldest son and heir of

Ivan III of Russia Ivan III Vasilyevich (russian: Иван III Васильевич; 22 January 1440 – 27 October 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus'. Ivan served as the co-ruler and regent for his blin ...

from his first marriage to Maria of Tver. Ivan's father empowered him to deal with most administrative and military affairs of the state in order to make ordinary Russian people think of him as their future ruler. He bestowed upon Ivan the title of

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, so the

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s and government officials used to speak on behalf of the two grand princes. Ambassadors from different Russian cities (e.g.

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), as well ambassadors from foreign countries, could equally address both Ivan III and Ivan the Young with the same requests or problems. Russian

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s mention Ivan's participation in military campaigns against

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in 1468 and Novgorod in 1471. In 1476 and 1478, Ivan III put Ivan in charge of

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during his absence from the Russian capital. In 1480, when Akhmat Khan moved towards the Russian borders, the grand prince sent Ivan Molodoy with numerous

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s to the Ugra River. The

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started. Ivan III moved towards the

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, but soon returned to

and demanded his son's return, fearing for his life. Ivan the Young refused to obey his father, however, who then ordered his assistant, Prince Kholmsky, to bring him back to the capital. Ivan insisted on staying on the shores of the Ugra. When the river froze up, Ivan Molodoy moved north at the request of his father and went to

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, where the grand prince held a defensive position. Akhmat Khan, however, chose to withdraw and the Russian army returned to Moscow. In 1485, Ivan was rewarded with his mother's inheritance in

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and was installed as the ruler of that city, recently conquered by his father. Soon afterward, he fell ill with

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. His doctor, named Leon, bragged to Ivan III that he could cure him and began treatment with the grand prince's permission. Ivan Molodoy's health continued to deteriorate until he finally died on 6 March 1490. Leon was later executed. Ivan Molodoy left a son named Dmitry Ivanovich from his marriage to

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, daughter of the great

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Ivan The Rurik dynasty People of the Grand Duchy of Moscow 1458 births 1490 deaths Heirs apparent who never acceded

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