Ivan III Vasilyevich (22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow), also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow

Grand Duchy of Moscow

The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....

 and "Grand Prince of all Rus" (Великий князь всея Руси). Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde

Golden Horde

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 over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin

Moscow Kremlin

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, and laid the foundations of the Russian state

Sovereign state

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. He was one of the longest-reigning Russia

Russia

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n rulers in history.
Ivan's parents were Vasily II and Yelena of Borovsk

Borovsk

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