Alexander Nevsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Nevsky

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


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About Alexander Nevsky

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  • Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: ??????ยด??? ??????ยด??? ??ยด?????; pronounced [?l??'ksandr j?r?'s?av??t? 'n??fsk??j] (listen); 13 May 1221 โ€“ 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236โ€“40 and 1240โ€“56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236โ€“52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252โ€“63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history. Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', St.
  • Alexander โ€“ the grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest โ€“ 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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