Alexander Nevsky
| 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 | 1249–1263 |
| Predecessor | Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich |
| Successor | Yaroslav III Yaroslavich |
| 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 | Alexandra of Polotsk |
| Issue more... | Dmitry Alexandrovich Andrey Alexandrovich Daniil Alexandrovich |
| House | Rurik |
| Father | Yaroslav II of Vladimir |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
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), Grand Prince of Kiev (1249–1263), and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).
Commonly regarded as a key figure in medieval Russian history, 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, as well as German crusaders in the 1242 Battle on the Ice. 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.