Principality of Yaroslavl

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Principality of Yaroslavl
Ярославское княжество (Russian)
1218–1463
  Principality of Yaroslavl c. 1350
StatusPrincipality
CapitalYaroslavl
57°38′N 39°53′E / 57.633°N 39.883°E / 57.633; 39.883
Common languagesRussian
Religion
Russian Orthodoxy
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
1218
• Disestablished
1463
Today part ofRussia
  Yaroslavl (no. 10) in c. 1250

The Principality of Yaroslavl (

Grand Duchy of Moscow.[1]

History

Foundation

The Principality of Yaroslavl separated from

.

In 1238, the city was sacked by the Mongols during the

Mongol-Tatar yoke
was established on the Principality of Yaroslavl and all the lands of northeastern Rus'.

In 1262, an uprising against the Mongol tribute collectors ended in the killing of all the local Tatars. The punitive attack was prevented by Alexander Nevsky, who went to the Golden Horde for negotiations.[2]

During the Mongol-Tatar Yoke

Later, the sons of Vsevolod Konstantinovich ruled in the principality. Vasilii Vsevolodovich stayed in power from 1238 to 1249. His brother Konstantin Vsevolodovich ruled after his death. On 3 July 1257, the battle of Tugova Gora ended with another defeat of the Russians, and Konstantin Vsevolodovich was killed. Then a group of princes decided Vasilii's son-in-law should be ruler: Fedor Rostislavich Cherni, son of the ruler of Smolensk. His second wife was Anna, a daughter of the warlord Mengu-Timur.

In 1332,

Vasilii Davidovich Groznii to marry his daughter Yevdokia. Vasilii tried to be independent, adopting the title of grand prince and allying with Tver
, but the Khan ordered him to stay loyal to Moscow.

The last grand prince of Yaroslavl was Aleksandr Fedorovich Brukhatii who was forced to sign away the succession to

Grand Duchy of Moscow
.

Notes

  1. ^ "Yaroslavl". britannica.com.
  2. ^ Egorov 1996.
  3. ^ "The dual genealogy of the Rostislavich family who became rulers at Yaroslavl".
  4. ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1978), vol. 30, p. 559

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