Vyachko

Vyachko
Prince of Koknese
Monument to Vyachko (right) in Tartu, Estonia
ReignUntil 1224
Died15 August 1224
Yuryev

Vyachko[1][2] (Russian: Вячко; died 1224; also Vyacheslav),[3] also known as Vetseke,[4] was the prince of Koknese (Kuikenos).[5] He later became the prince of Yuryev (now Tartu) while in the service of Novgorod,[3] which was the last Russian stronghold in Estonia.[6] He died during the defense of the city against the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in 1224.[7]

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