Editing Ivan I of Moscow (section)

==Early life==
Ivan Danilovich was the fourth son of [[Daniel of Moscow]], the first [[prince of Moscow]] and founder of the Moscow branch of the [[Rurikids|Rurikid dynasty]].{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=34}} Daniel was the youngest of the four sons of [[Alexander Nevsky]], who had reigned as the [[grand prince of Vladimir]].{{sfn|Kuchkin|1995|pp=93–107}} The grand prince held the formal role of both the leading prince and symbolic leader of the nation, and, once the Mongol [[Golden Horde]] established its dominance, the [[List of khans of the Golden Horde|Mongol khans]] saw it beneficial to support the grand prince as long as he remained loyal.{{sfn|Crummey|2014|p=36}} 

Ivan was named after [[John the Baptist]].{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=38}} The origin of Ivan's mother is not known, but a 17th-century liturgical text from [[Rostov Veliky|Rostov]] implies that she was called Agrippina.{{sfn|Gorsky|2018|p=42}} It is not known when exactly Ivan was born, as the birth of Daniel's fourth son was seen by [[chronicle]]rs as insignificant.{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=34}} He may have been born on 1 October—the feast day of [[Ananias of Damascus|Saint Ananias]]—because he would take monastic vows under the name Ananias.{{sfn|Borisov|1995|pages=36–38}} According to the historian {{ill|Nikolay Borisov|ru|Борисов, Николай Сергеевич}}, Ivan was likely born around 1288, as Daniel appointed Ivan to represent him in [[Novgorod Republic|Novgorod]] in 1296—Ivan's grandfather Alexander Nevsky had been sent to Novgorod at the age of eight, while Nevsky himself had sent his son [[Dmitry of Pereslavl|Dmitry]] to the city when Dmitry was around nine years old.{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=35}} Ivan's appointment is the first mention of his political activity in surviving sources. The Novgorodians invited Daniel to reign in their city after the ''[[veche]]'' (popular assembly) had expelled the governors of his older brother [[Andrey of Gorodets|Andrey]].{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=35}}{{sfn|Kuchkin|1995|pp=93–107}} Ivan was sent to Novgorod to rule on his father's behalf. His time in Novgorod was brief, as in 1298, the Novgorodians invited Andrey back.{{sfn|Borisov|1995|page=35}}

Daniel died on 5 March 1303 and was succeeded by his eldest son [[Yury of Moscow|Yury]] as prince of Moscow.{{sfn|Kuchkin|1995|pp=93–107}} As Daniel died before becoming grand prince, his descendants were excluded from the title [[Rota system#Concept|under the traditional practice]] of collateral succession.{{sfn|Crummey|2014|p=36}} However, in 1318, Yury was made grand prince by [[Özbeg Khan]].{{sfn|Crummey|2014|p=38}} Four years later, he lost the title to [[Dmitry of Tver]] when he chose to lead the defense of Novgorod against Sweden instead of delivering the tax receipts directly to the khan.{{sfn|Crummey|2014|p=39}}