Ivan III Vasilyevich (22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow), also known as
Ivan the Great, was a
Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all
Rus' (Velikij knaz’ vseja Rusi). Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Rus' lands", he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the
Golden Horde over the Rus', renovated the
Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of what later became called the Russian
state. He was one of the longest-reigning
Russian rulers in history.