Alexander Nevsky
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Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky was Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir.
Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik, 1672
Alexander Newski
Execution of Vots and Chuds by Alexander Nevsky in Koporye, during the 1240–1241 Votia campaign (16th-century miniature)
1922 opening of Nevsky's relics
Battle of the Neva
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The Battle of the Neva was fought between the Novgorod Republic, along with Karelians, and the Kingdom of Sweden, including Norwegian, Finnish and Tavastian forces, on the Neva River, near the settlem
Alexander Nevsky
…Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263). A grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest, Nevsky rose to legendary status after victories over Swedish invaders in the Battle of the Neva (1240), which earned him the title "Nevsky" in the 15th century, and over German crusaders in the Battle on the Ice (1242). He agreed to pay tribute…
Alexander Nevsky Fighting the Swedes, by Boris Chorikov
Battle of the Neva contributed to Alexander's sainthood