Prince of Tver

Prince of Tver

The title of Prince of Tver was born by members of the Rurikids dynasty who ruled the Principality of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the principality passed to his brother Yaroslav, who became the ancestor of the Tver dynasty of princes.

List of Princes of Tver

* 1252 - 1272 Yaroslav
* 1272 - 1285 Svyatoslav
* 1285 - 1318 Mikhail
* 1318 - 1326 Dmitry
* 1326 - 1327 Alexander
* 1328 - 1338 Konstantin
* 1338 - 1339 Alexander
* 1339 - 1346 Konstantin
* 1346 - 1351 Vsevolod
* 1351 - 1368 Vasily of Kashin
* 1368 - 1399 Mikhail II, "Grand Prince of Tver" (c. 1375)
* 1400 - 1425 Ivan
* 1425 - 1425 Alexander II
* 1425 - 1426 Yury
* 1426 - 1461 Boris
* 1461 - 1485 Mikhail III

In 1485, Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver, and until 1490, his son Ivan governed the duchy.

External links

* [http://www.spsl.nsc.ru/history/descr/kn19.htm Grand Duchy of Tver]

ee also

* List of Russian rulers
* Rulers of Kievan Rus'


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