Dmitry Donskoy was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia.
10 Facts About Dmitry Donskoy
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Dmitry Donskoy was orphaned at the age of nine and ascended the throne of the Principality of Moscow.
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In 1363, after that prince was deposed, Dmitry Donskoy Ivanovich was crowned at Vladimir.
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In 1375, Dmitry Donskoy settled, in his own favor, a conflict with Mikhail II of Tver over Vladimir.
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Dmitry Donskoy took advantage of this lapse in Mongol authority to openly challenge the Tatars.
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Mamai, a Mongol general and claimant to the throne, tried to punish Dmitry Donskoy for attempting to increase his power.
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In gratitude for the victory, Dmitry Donskoy established the Dormition monastery on the Dubenka River and built a church in honor of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos over the graves of the fallen warriors.
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Dmitry Donskoy pledged his loyalty to Tokhtamysh and to the Golden Horde and was reinstated as Mongol principal tax collector and Grand Duke of Vladimir.
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Dmitry Donskoy was a daughter of Dmitry of Suzdal and Vasilisa of Rostov.
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Right-Believing Prince Demetrius Ioannovich Dmitry Donskoy was canonized on 6 June 1988 in Trinity Lavra of St Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow.