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Khan's sister. When she died in Mikhail's custody, he was blamed for her death, although it seems unlikely that he would have killed her knowing how much it would hurt him politically for such little gain. He released Kavgadii, who returned to Sarai and accused Mikhail of murdering the Khan's sister, withholding tribute, and warring against his Mongol overlord. As a result, Mikhail was summoned to the Horde by the
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Mikhail's sons and successors Dmitry the Terrible Eyes and Alexander were both also loved in the Horde, as was Alexander's elder son, Mikhail. Both Aleksandr Mikhailovich, and Mikhail Aleksandrovich briefly held the Grand Princely office (in 1326-1327 and 1371-1372 respectively) but Mikhail's failure
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After granting Yury the iarlyk or patent of office, the Khan sent his army under the Mongol general Kavgadii to help Yuri in his struggle with Mikhail Yaroslavich. On 22 December 1317 Mikhail defeated Yuri at a village called Bortenevo (40 km from Tver). Mikhail captured Yuri's wife, who was the
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and David was instrumental in the argument that led Mikhail to withdraw his lieutenants and cut the grain supplies to the city. In 1314, Novgorod called on Yury to be named grand prince and for Mikhail to be deposed. Thus the support of the Church aided Yury to Mikhail's detriment. Despite his
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to defeat Yury of Moscow, followed by Aleksandr's role (real or perceived) in the Tver Uprising of 1327, led the Tver branch to lose the favor of the Khans, and the Danilovich - the Muscovite princes, held the title for all but two years after 1317.
241:, Grand Prince Mikhail suffered a series of setbacks as grand prince which led to him losing the grand princely office for both himself and, in some ways, ultimately for his descendants. He was, like most Grand Princes of Vladimir, accepted as 318:
during his lifetime, the Church later declared Mikhail a saint because of his piousness during his summons by the Khan which he knew was to certain death and because his relics, when transported to his hometown, were discovered to be
277:, who gained influence in Novgorod while the grand prince was away in Sarai. Mikhail did manage to finally take control of the city in 1316 with Mongol aid, but the following year Uzbeg Khan gave the 221:, Aleksandr Nevsky's son and Yaroslav's nephew, Mikhail became the grand prince of Vladimir in 1304, as was consistent with traditional succession practices. He was confirmed in office by 1593: 245:
the Great in 1309, but fought with Novgorod, going so far as to withdraw his lieutenants (namestniki) and cut off grain shipments into the city in 1312.
213:; he succeeded his elder brother Yaroslav as the prince of Tver in 1285. His mother Xenia was the second spouse to Yaroslav III and is known as the saint 195: 1673: 54: 1638: 1663: 635: 631: 405: 306: 1678: 1668: 1653: 1643: 1550: 302: 1426: 119: 191: 1505:Святой благоверный великий князь Михаил Ярославич, Тверской чудотворец + Православный Церковный календарь 237:
While he seemed secure in the throne, being the legitimate heir and having been confirmed by the khan in
309:. Petr sided with Moscow and opposed Mikhail on several occasions. In 1309, he appointed David as 1648: 1573: 652: 562: 545: 528: 436: 340: 336: 187: 41: 1658: 785: 432: 388: 315: 199: 616: 401: 310: 281:
or patent of office of the Grand Prince of Vladimir to Yury, who also married Uzbeg's sister.
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Martin, Medieval Russia, 175; John Fennell, "Princely Executions in the Horde 1308-1339,"
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Janet Martin Medieval Russia 980-1584 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995), 174.
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Michael C. Paul, "Was the Prince of Novgorod a 'Third-Rate Bureaucrat' after 1136?"
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died in 1305, Mikhail nominated another candidate, but Petr was consecrated by the
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from 1304 to 1314 and again from 1315 until his death in 1318. He was
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Euphrosyne of Pereyaslavl 314:having been unfavored by the 1679:14th-century Russian princes 1508:(in Russian). Pravoslavie.Ru 820:18. Shvarn, Governor of Kyiv 676:Ancestors of Mikhail of Tver 7: 1420: 667: 391:and was canonized in 1677. 307:Patriarch of Constantinople 108: 35:Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver 10: 1695: 1253: 1143: 1139: 1020: 916: 908: 795: 692: 688: 343:. They had five children: 18: 1669:Eastern Orthodox monarchs 1654:Murdered Russian monarchs 1644:Grand princes of Vladimir 1607: 1598: 1590: 1580: 1571: 1563: 1558: 1345: 1323: 1315: 1287: 1265: 1261: 1228: 1209: 1201: 1173: 1151: 1147: 1105: 1087: 1079: 1054: 1032: 1028: 995: 976: 968: 943: 924: 920: 880: 862: 854: 826: 807: 803: 767: 748: 740: 712: 696: 601: 599: 591: 589: 581: 579: 508: 506: 504: 502: 496: 494: 492: 484: 480: 478: 476: 474: 468: 466: 464: 360:Prince Konstantin of Tver 301:(ruled 1308–1326). When 209:, the younger brother of 175: 155: 145: 133: 101: 91: 79: 71: 52: 39: 34: 1574:Grand Prince of Vladimir 1504: 354:Prince Alexander of Tver 188:Grand Prince of Vladimir 42:Grand Prince of Vladimir 1222:25. Anastasia of Poland 786:Yaroslav II of Vladimir 433:Yaroslav II of Vladimir 389:Russian Orthodox Church 366:Prince Vasily of Kashin 316:Russian Orthodox Church 200:Russian Orthodox Church 311:Archbishop of Novgorod 293:Mikhail and the Church 258: 252:Mikhail's Last Words, 194:and counted among the 19:For other people, see 1245:6. Youri Mikhailovich 937:20. Gleb Rostislavich 731:Vsevolod the Big Nest 537:Andrey II of Vladimir 348:Prince Dmitry of Tver 251: 219:Andrei Aleksandrovich 1192:Michael of Chernigov 1071:11. Agrafena of Kiev 629:Konstantin of Suzdal 217:. Upon the death of 1551:Canonical biography 1338:Predslava Rurikovna 1166:Vsevolod IV of Kiev 1047:Rostislav I of Kiev 1012:5. Fedosia Igorevna 327:Family and children 303:Metropolitan Maksim 168:Mikhail Yaroslavich 64:Vasili Vereshchagin 25:Mikhail III of Tver 960:11. Igor Glebovich 761:17. Helene Komnene 524:Prince of Novgorod 259: 243:Prince of Novgorod 225:, the khan of the 124:Konstantin of Tver 21:Mikhail II of Tver 1617: 1616: 1608:Succeeded by 1581:Succeeded by 1417: 1416: 1413: 1412: 665: 664: 661: 660: 653:G. P. of Vladimir 563:G. P. of Vladimir 546:G. P. of Vladimir 529:G. P. of Vladimir 437:G. P. of Vladimir 341:Dimitry of Rostov 299:Metropolitan Petr 165: 164: 120:Alexander of Tver 1686: 1605:1285–1318 1591:Preceded by 1578:1304–1318 1564:Preceded by 1556: 1555: 1549: 1541: 1527: 1524: 1518: 1517: 1515: 1513: 1500: 1494: 1487: 1481: 1480:38 (1988), 9-19. 1474: 1468: 1465: 1459: 1452: 1446: 1443: 899:Yaroslav of Tver 845:Maria Shvarnovna 682: 681: 673: 672: 632:Prince of Nizhny 617:Prince of Moscow 613:Daniel of Moscow 554:Yaroslav of Tver 541:Prince of Suzdal 520:Alexander Nevsky 417: 416: 394: 393: 211:Aleksandr Nevsky 177: 176:Михаил Ярославич 128:Vasily of Kashin 112: 57: 32: 31: 1694: 1693: 1689: 1688: 1687: 1685: 1684: 1683: 1649:Princes of Tver 1619: 1618: 1613: 1604: 1596: 1586: 1577: 1569: 1547: 1539: 1536: 1531: 1530: 1525: 1521: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1502: 1501: 1497: 1491:Medieval Russia 1488: 1484: 1475: 1471: 1466: 1462: 1453: 1449: 1444: 1440: 1435: 1423: 1418: 1364:Xenia of Tarusa 1306:Elena Romanovna 1280:Roman the Great 1124:Mikhail of Tver 705:Yuri Dolgorukiy 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Index

Mikhail II of Tver
Mikhail III of Tver
Grand Prince of Vladimir
Prince of Tver

Vasili Vereshchagin
Sarai
Anna of Kashin
Issue
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Dmitry of Tver
Alexander of Tver
Konstantin of Tver
Vasily of Kashin
House
Rurik
Yaroslav III
Xenia of Tarusa
Russian
Prince of Tver
Grand Prince of Vladimir
canonized
saints
Russian Orthodox Church
Yaroslav III Yaroslavich of Tver
Aleksandr Nevsky
Xenia of Tarusa
Andrei Aleksandrovich
Tokhta
Golden Horde

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