Dmitry of Tver

Dmitry of Tver
Dmitri avenging the death of his father in the ordo (palace) of Özbeg Khan and killing Yury, illustration by Boris Chorikov
Grand Prince of Vladimir
Reign1322–1326
PredecessorYury of Moscow
SuccessorAleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Prince of Tver
Reign1318–1326
PredecessorMikhail of Tver
SuccessorAleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Born1298
Tver
Died15 September 1326(1326-09-15) (aged 28)
Sarai
Burial
HouseYaroslavichi of Tver
FatherMikhail of Tver
MotherAnna of Kashin
ReligionRussian Orthodox

Dmitry Mikhailovich (Russian: Дмитрий Михайлович; 1298 – 15 September 1326), nicknamed the Fearsome Eyes or the Terrible Eyes (Грозные Очи),[1] was Prince of Tver from 1318 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1322 until his death in 1326, when he was executed in Sarai by the Mongols.[2] He was a son of Mikhail of Tver and Anna of Kashin.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Fennell, John (1995). A history of the Russian church to 1448 (1. publ ed.). London: Longman. p. 200. ISBN 9780582080676.
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