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Alexander Nevsky
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevsky, Saint Alexander Nevsky, Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky
political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
Alexander Nevsky was a political and military leader of Kievan Rus' who lived from 1246 to 1263 and played a significant role during a turbulent period in Russian history. He is remembered as an important figure in the region's medieval past, though the specific details of his impact would require further historical sources to fully understand.
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- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Principality of Vladimir
- Place of birth
- Pereslavl-Zalessky
- Place of death
- Gorodets
- Spouse
- Alexandra Brachyslavna
- Father
- Yaroslav II of Vladimir
- Mother
- Feodossiya Mstislavna
- Sibling
- Mikhail Khorobrit
- Occupation
- military leader
- Languages spoken
- Old East Slavic
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Noble title
- Grand Duke of Vladimir
- Image
- Alexandr nevskiy parsuna.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- 1220-05-13
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- 1263-11-14
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- Александр Невский
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- Alexander Nevsky Lavra
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- feast day
- November 23
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Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪrɐˈsɫavʲɪtɕ ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj] ; monastic name: Aleksiy; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).
A grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest, Nevsky rose to legendary status after victories over Swedish invaders in the Battle of the Neva (1240), which earned him the title "Nevsky" in the 15th century, and over German crusaders in the Battle on the Ice (1242). He agreed to pay tribute to the Golden Horde, which allowed him to preserve the Eastern Orthodox Church, while fighting against foreign powers to the west and the south. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow canonized Alexander Nevsky as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.
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