The successful negotiations by English navigator Richard…

October 1555 CE

The successful negotiations by English navigator Richard Chancellor with Russian Tsar Ivan IV in 1554 result in the formation of the Muscovy Company, founded in 1555 by celebrated cartographer, navigator, and explorer Sebastian Cabot and various London merchants; the elderly Cabot is appointed governor for life.

The joint-stock company’s objective is to exploit the contacts, as well as to continue the search for the Northeast Passage.

The company in October dispatches Chancellor on a second trading mission to Moscow.

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London Middlesex United Kingdom View →

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Ivan IV View → Richard Chancellor View → Sebastian Cabot View →

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England, (Tudor) Kingdom of View → Russia, Tsardom of View → Muscovy Company (also called Russian Company or Muscovy Trading Company) View →

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Exploration of Asia, European View →

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Commerce View → Exploration View →

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