Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Pskov Republic
drawn on the map 1285–1511
de facto autonomy long-standing; formal independence from Novgorod recognized 1348 (Treaty of Bolotovo); annexed by Moscow in 1510. A merchant veche-republic like Novgorod, governed by its assembly and elected officials, with the prince a hired military commander.
- Shown on the map
- 1285–1511
- Peak area
- 22k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
de facto autonomy long-standing; formal independence from Novgorod recognized 1348 (Treaty of Bolotovo); annexed by Moscow in 1510. A merchant veche-republic like Novgorod, governed by its assembly and elected officials, with the prince a hired military commander. Its great hero was Dovmont (Daumantas), a Lithuanian émigré prince (r. 1266–1299) who defended the city and was later canonized. The Pskov Judicial Charter (Pskovskaya Sudnaya Gramota) is a sophisticated legal code reflecting a commercial society. Vasili III abolished the republic in 1510, removing the veche bell — the symbol of its liberties.
Common questions
- What was the Pskov Republic?
- de facto autonomy long-standing; formal independence from Novgorod recognized 1348 (Treaty of Bolotovo); annexed by Moscow in 1510. A merchant veche-republic like Novgorod, governed by its assembly and elected officials, with the prince a hired military commander.
- When is the Pskov Republic shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Pskov Republic 1285–1511. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Pskov Republic?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Pskov Republic covered about 22,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Pskov Republic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pskov_Republic
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