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Mikhail Kurbsky-KaramyshPrince and voivode in the service of the Moscow princes Ivan III and Vasily III
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Content:
- Prince and Voivode
- Early Service
- Military Campaigns
- Service under Vasily III
- Ivan the Terrible's Allegations
Prince and Voivode
Prince Mikhail Fedorovich Golovin, son of Prince Fyodor Semenovich, served as a prince and voivode during the reigns of Moscow princes Ivan III and Vasily III. He was the father of Prince Mikhail and grandfather of Prince Andrei, a renowned opponent of Ivan the Terrible.
Early Service
In 1497, Mikhail Fedorovich was appointed governor of Murom. In 1500, he was dispatched to Kazan with Prince Pyotr Semenovich Loban Ryapolovsky to protect Kazan's ruler, Abdul-Latif, from the Nogai Tatars. That same year, he attended the wedding of Prince V. D. Kholmsky to Feodosia, daughter of Ivan III, serving as an attendant to the bride.
Military Campaigns
In 1501, Mikhail Fedorovich served as second commander of the main regiment in the Lithuanian campaign. The following year, he held the same position in the left-hand regiment during the campaign against Smolensk.
Service under Vasily III
During the Russo-Kazan War of 1506, he led the vanguard regiment in an ill-fated campaign against Kazan. Both Mikhail Fedorovich and his younger brother, Roman, were killed in the battle.
Ivan the Terrible's Allegations
In his letters to Andrei Kurbsky, Ivan the Terrible accused Mikhail Fedorovich of alleged treachery, involving a plot with Prince Andrei of Uglich. The nature and extent of this conspiracy remain unclear.
