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Ivan III of Russia

1440 - 1505

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Ivan III Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван III Васильевич; 22 January 1440 – 27 October 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1462 until his death in 1505. Ivan served as the co-ruler and regent for his blind father Vasily II before he officially ascended the throne. He multiplied the territory of his state through conquest, purchase, inheritance and the seizure of lands from his dynastic relatives, and laid the foundations of the centralized Russian state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan III of Russia has received more than 1,587,814 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Ivan III of Russia is the 682nd most popular politician (down from 591st in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Russia and the 27th most popular Russian Politician.

Ivan III of Russia is most famous for expanding the Russian empire by conquering the Novgorod Republic, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Khanate of Kazan.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivan III of Russia ranks 682 out of 19,576. Before him are Shunzhi Emperor, Musa I of Mali, Frederick William II of Prussia, Louis the Stammerer, Baudouin of Belgium, and Felix Dzerzhinsky. After him are Christian I of Denmark, Giorgio Napolitano, Hans Frank, Anthony Eden, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, and Mahathir Mohamad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Ivan III of Russia ranks 1. After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Kabir, Hugo van der Goes, Diogo Cão, Sten Sture the Elder, Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Jorge Manrique, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Alain I of Albret, and Bartolomé Bermejo. Among people deceased in 1505, Ivan III of Russia ranks 1. After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Al-Suyuti, Hongzhi Emperor, Jacob Obrecht, Elizabeth of Austria, Gülbahar Hatun, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Heinrich Kramer, Ascanio Sforza, Johannes Widmann, and Jean Hey.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ivan III of Russia ranks 78 out of 3,761. Before him are Wilhelm Wien (1864), Roman Jakobson (1896), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), Anna of Russia (1693), Paul Karrer (1889), and Andrei Rublev (1360). After him are Anna Pavlova (1881), Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), Boris Godunov (1552), Michael of Russia (1596), Feodor I of Russia (1557), and Alexander Suvorov (1730).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Ivan III of Russia ranks 27. Before him are Georgy Malenkov (1902), Rurik (830), Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Yaroslav the Wise (978), Peter II of Russia (1715), and Anna of Russia (1693). After him are Boris Godunov (1552), Michael of Russia (1596), Feodor I of Russia (1557), Alexander Kerensky (1881), Martti Ahtisaari (1937), and Dmitry Medvedev (1965).

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