Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod
1236 AD appointed
His maternal grandmother was Agrafena of Kiev, daughter of Rostislav I of Kiev. Alexander seemed to have no chance of claiming the throne of Vladimir.
In 1236, however, the Novgorodians summoned him to become knyaz (or prince) of Novgorod and, as their military leader, to defend their northwest lands from Swedish and German invaders
Novgorod Veliky
Lattitude: 58.55° N
Longitude: 31.2666° E
Region: Russia and Eastern Bloc
Modern Day Russia
Lattitude: 58.55° N
Longitude: 31.2666° E
Region: Russia and Eastern Bloc
Modern Day Russia
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Alexander Nevsky (Alexander Yaroslavich, Александр Ярославич Невский) Prince of Novgorod...
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