| Alexander Nevsky | |
|---|---|
 Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik, 1672 | |
| 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 | 1246–1263 |
| 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 (aged 42) Gorodets, Vladimir-Suzdal |
| Burial | Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Spouse | Paraskeviya (Alexandra) of Polotsk Vasilisa (Vassa) |
| Issue | Vasily Alexandrovich Eudoxia Alexandrovna Dmitry Alexandrovich Andrey Alexandrovich Daniil Alexandrovich |
| House | Yurievichi |
| Father | Yaroslav II of Vladimir |
| Mother | Feodosia Igorevna of Ryazan |
| 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 (1246–1263) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).
Commonly regarded as a key figure in medieval Russian history,[4] Alexander was a grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest and rose to legendary status on account of his military victories over Swedish invaders, specifically the Battle of the Neva[a] and the Battle on the Ice. He preserved separate statehood and 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.[5]
- ^ "Благоверный князь Алекса́ндр (в схиме Алекси́й) Невский". azbyka.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Православные храмы Москвы. Изд. Московской Патриархии. 1988. p. 21.
- ^ V.A. Kuchkin (1986). О дате рождения Александра Невского [About the Birthdate of Alexander Nevsky]. Вопросы истории [Questions of History] (in Russian) (2): 174–176. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
- ^ Välimäki 2022, xv, ...he became one of the great heroes of Russian history, a defender of Russia against alien forces. This was, however, a later development.
- ^ "The Faithful Saint Prince Alexandr Nevsky" Archived 23 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian), article read on 4 November 2010.
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