Dmitry Mikhaylovich of Tver (russian: Дми́трий Миха́йлович Тверcко́й) (1299 – 15 September 1326), nicknamed The Fearsome Eyes (), was a

Grand Prince of Tver The title of Prince of Tver was borne by the head of the branch of the Rurikid dynasty that ruled the Principality of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the principal ...

(from 1318 to 1326) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (from 1322 to 1326). He was a son of

Mikhail of Tver Mikhail Yaroslavich (russian: Михаил Ярославич) (1271 – 22 November 1318), also known as Michael of Tver, was a Prince of Tver (from 1285) who ruled as Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1304 until 1314 and again from 1315–1318 ...

and

Anna of Kashin Saint Anna of Kashin (russian: Святая �лаговерная великая княгиня - инокиняАнна Кашинская) (1280 – 2 October 1368) was a Russian princess from the Rurik Dynasty, who was canonized in 1650. Life ...

. Dmitry continued his father's fight with Grand Prince

Yuri Danilovich Yuriy Danilovich, also known as Georgiy Danilovich (Юрий Данилович in Russian) (1281 – 21 November 1325) was Prince of Moscow (1303–1325) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (from 1318). Yury was the oldest son of Daniel, the first p ...

of Moscow for the ''yarlik'' (also iarlik) that is, the diploma or patent of office for the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir, which was granted by the Khan of the Golden Horde. The title was much desired because the Grand Prince of Vladimir was the khan's tax-collector in Rus', and as such could gain authority and real power over the other princes of Rus'. Following Yury's machinations which led the khan to grant the yarlik to Moscow and their father's execution by the Horde in 1318, Dmitry and his brother, Alexander, fought a series of battles with Yury. They prevailed against him at the Horde, culminating in Dmitry's acquisition of the yarlik of office for the grand princely throne in 1322 and his murder of Yury at the Horde (in Sarai) three years later. Dmitry was himself arrested for the murder and executed in Sarai on the orders of Uzbeg Khan in 1326. His remains were taken back to Tver and interred in the cathedral there.

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The Grand Princes of Vladimir
1299 births 1326 deaths 14th-century murdered monarchs 14th-century Russian princes Grand Princes of Vladimir Murdered Russian monarchs Princes of Tver Rurik dynasty Yurievichi family Executed Russian people People executed for murder 14th-century executions People executed by the Golden Horde Eastern Orthodox monarchs {{Russia-noble-stub

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