Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal
Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal Нижегородско-Суздальское княжество (Russian) | |||||||||
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| 1341–1392 | |||||||||
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Principality of Nizhny Novgorod c. 1350 | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Russian | ||||||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodoxy | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1341–1355 | Konstantin (first) | ||||||||
• 1383–1392 | Boris (last) | ||||||||
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• Established | 1341 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1392 | ||||||||
| Currency | Ruble, denga | ||||||||
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The Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal, also known as the Grand Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. It was established in 1341, when Konstantin of Suzdal gained control over Gorodets and Nizhny Novgorod. In 1350, he moved his seat from Suzdal to Nizhny Novgorod and assumed the title of grand prince.
In the mid-14th century, Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal replaced Tver as a potential rival to Moscow. From 1360 to 1363, Dmitry of Suzdal occupied the throne of the Grand Principality of Vladimir and was able to briefly break the line of Muscovite princes. In 1392, Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal was annexed by Moscow; however, it was not until the mid-15th century that all its territories were permanently incorporated into the Moscow grand principality.