Alexander Nevsky | |
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Prince of Novgorod | |
Reign | 1236–1240 |
Predecessor | Yaroslav V |
Successor | Andrey I |
Reign | 1241–1256 |
Predecessor | Andrey I |
Successor | Vasily I |
Reign | 1258–1259 |
Predecessor | Vasily I |
Successor | Dmitry I |
Grand Prince of Kiev | |
Reign | 1249–1263 |
Predecessor | Yaroslav III |
Successor | Yaroslav IV |
Grand Prince of Vladimir | |
Reign | 1252–1263 |
Predecessor | Andrey II |
Successor | Yaroslav III |
Born | 13 May 1221 Pereslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir-Suzdal |
Died | 14 November 1263 Gorodets, Vladimir-Suzdal | (aged 42)
Burial | Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Spouse | Alexandra of Polotsk |
Issue more... | Dmitry Alexandrovich Andrey Alexandrovich Daniil Alexandrovich |
House | Rurik |
Father | Yaroslav II of Vladimir |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky[1] (Russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪrɐˈsɫavʲɪtɕ ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj] ; monastic name: Aleksiy;[2] 13 May 1221[3] – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1249–1263), and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).[4]
Commonly regarded as a key figure in medieval Russian history,[5] Alexander was a grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest and rose to legendary status on account of his military victories in northwestern Russia over Swedish invaders in the 1240 Battle of the Neva,[a] as well as German crusaders in the 1242 Battle on the Ice.[7] He preserved Eastern Orthodoxy, agreeing to pay tribute to the powerful Golden Horde. Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow canonized Alexander Nevsky as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.[8]
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