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๐ธ๐ผ#OTD in 1472 Sophia Palaiologina, the last Byzantine princess, came to Moscow from Rome to marry Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow. ๐This marriage raised the international prestige of Muscovy, giving the basis for it being considered a successor to Byzantium & named Third Rome https://t.co/ACyxE2TBhT — PolitiTweet.org