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Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (; ; 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. Early life Born in Pereslavl-Zalessky around the year 1220, Alexander was the second son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. His mother was , daughter of Mstislav Mstislavich The Bold. From the ''Tales of the Life and Courage of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsarsky Titulyarnik
The '' Tsarsky titulyarnik'' (), sometimes translated as Tsar's Book of Titles, in full the Big State Book or Root of Russian Sovereigns (), is a 1672 illuminated manuscript containing portraits of List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchs. It was issued by Alexis of Russia and produced under the direction of Artamon Matveyev, the head of the ''posolsky prikaz'' (Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), foreign ministry). It also includes short biographies and illustrations of coats of arms, as well as portraits of foreign rulers. Gallery File:00 Tsarskiy titulyarnik page.jpg, Title page of copy in Hermitage Museum File:01 Tsarskiy titulyarnik.jpg, Coat of arms of Russia File:Aleksey titularnik.jpg, Portrait of Alexis of Russia File:Joasaphus II from Tsarsky titulyarnik.jpg, Portrait of Patriarch Joasaphus II of Moscow File:Titulyarnik - Louis XIV.png, Portrait of Louis XIV References {{reflist Russian heraldry Alexis of Russia 17th-century illuminated manuscripts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
