Alexander Nevsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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political and military figure of the medieval Russia
Date of Birth: 13-May-1220
Place of Birth: Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia
Date of Death: 14-Nov-1263
Profession: military personnel, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Alexander Nevsky
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- Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´??? ??´?????; pronounced [?l??'ksandr j?r?'s?av??t? 'n??fsk??j] (listen); 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40 and 1240–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history. Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', St.
- Alexander – the grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest – rose to legendary status on account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders while agreeing to pay tribute to the powerful Golden Horde.
- He was canonized as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church by Metropolite Macarius in 1547.
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