Vladimir Of Novgorod

Vladimir Of Novgorod

male, deceased (1052)
in conflict with Finn, Novgorodian raids into Finland, Ingegerd Olofsdotter, Rus'-Byzantine War, European royalty, Norse saga…Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, Novgorod Republic, novgorod
Vladimir Yaroslavich reigned as prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death. He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I of Kiev by Ingigerd, daughter of...
Oleg Of Novgorod

Oleg Of Novgorod

male, deceased (912)
Kievan Rus', kievan rus, Schechter Letter, konung, Germanic king, Rus'…Novgorod the Great
Prince (or konung) Oleg was a Varangian ruler who moved the capital of Rus from Novgorod the Great to Kiev and, in doing so, founded the powerful...
Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

male, deceased (1263)
Saint Alexander Nevsky, Saint, Russian, Grand Prince of Vladimir, novgorod, Novgorod Republic
Saint Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the country's history. Commonly...
Rurik

Rurik

male, deceased (879)
Staraya Ladoga, rus, Ladoga, Old Norse, Viking Age monarch, Varangian…novgorod
Rurik or Riurik (Old East Norse: "Rørik", meaning "famous ruler"; ca. 830 - ca. 879) was a Varangian chieftain who gained control of Ladoga in 8...
Theophanes The Greek

Theophanes The Greek

male, deceased (1410)
painter, fresco, Russian, Muscovite, novgorod, Novgorod Republic
Theophanes the Greek or Feofan Grek (ca. 1340-ca. 1410) was one of the greatest icon painters, or iconographers, of Muscovite Russia, and was noted...

Aleksei

male, deceased (1488)
judaism, Religious leader, Russian, russian orthodox church, novgorod, priest
Aleksei was a Russian archpriest who became famous (or infamous) as a convert to Judaism. He was born probably in Novgorod around 1425 and died in...
Yaroslav I The Wise

Yaroslav I The Wise

male, deceased (1054)
novgorod, george, Ruler of Kievan Rus, Old Norse, Old Norse language, Kievan Rus'
Yaroslav I the Wise (East Slavic: Ярослав; Christian name: "George"; Old Norse: "Jarizleifr") was thrice Grand Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting...

Ostromir

male
novgorod, kievan rus, statesman, Chud, voivod, First Sophia Chronicle
Ostromir was a statesman, voivod and posadnik of Novgorod in 1054-1057 and probably for some decades previous. Ostromir is known from the first...

Shuisky

male
The Princes Shuisky, Vasili IV, Rurikid, Russian noble families, Shuya, Vladimir-Suzdal…novgorod, nizhny novgorod
The Princes Shuisky were a Rurikid family of boyars descending from Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Vladimir-Suzdal. Their name is derived...
Dobrynya

Dobrynya

male, 1109 years old
bogatyr, Baptism of Kiev, kievan rus, Russian folklore, Vladimir the Great, posadnik…Novgorod Republic, novgorod
Dobrynya was Vladimir the Great's maternal uncle and tutor who was later transformed in Russian folklore into the invincible bogatyr Dobrynya...