This article is about the princes of Moscow until 1547. For the title created by Napoleon, see Prince de la Moskowa.
The Prince of Moscow (Russian: князь московский, romanized: kniaz moskovskii), later known as the Grand Prince of Moscow (великий князь московский, velikii kniaz moskovskii), was the title of the ruler of the Principality of Moscow, initially a part of the grand principality of Vladimir-Suzdal. By the late 14th century, the grand principality was inherited by the prince of Moscow;[1] the monarch bore the title of grand prince of Vladimir and Moscow and later the title of grand prince of Vladimir, Moscow and all Russia.[2][3]
^Fennell 2022, p. 306, in the conversion of the principality of Moscow into the grand principality of Vladimir and Moscow.
^Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (29 September 2005). Russian Identities: A Historical Survey. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-534814-9.
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