Family tree of Alexandre NEVSKI

French Ancien Régime

Russian Born Alexandre NEVSKI

Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church

Born on May 30, 1220 in Pereslavl-Zalesski, Russia

Died on November 14, 1263 in Gorodets, Russia

Born on may 30 45

Deceased on november 14 30

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De Bielgorod

Iouri Dolgoroukij

1090 - 1157

Comnène

Helena

1113 - 1183

De Bielgorod

Vsevolod Vladimirski

1154 - 1212

D'Ossétie

Marie Shvarnovna

- 1206

De Vladimir

Iaroslav

1191 - 1246

Riajan

Théodoria

Nevski

Alexandre

1220 - 1263

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Born in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Alexander was the fourth son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and seemed to have no chance of claiming the throne of Vladimir. In 1236, however, he was summoned by the Novgorodians to become kniaz' (or prince) of Novgorod and, as their military leader, to defend their northwest lands from Swedish, German and Muslim invaders. After the Swedish army had landed at the confluence of the rivers Izhora and Neva, Alexander and his small army suddenly attacked the Swedes on 15 July 1240 and defeated them. The Neva battle of 1240 saved Rus' from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North. Because of this battle, 19-year-old Alexander was given the sobriquet "Nevsky" (which means of Neva). This victory, coming just three years after the disastrous Mongol invasion of Rus, strengthened Nevsky’s political influence, but at the same time it worsened his relations with the boyars. He would soon have to leave Novgorod because of this conflict.