Aleksandr Fyodorovich of Yaroslavl, Prince of Yaroslavl, was born circa 1410 in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia to Fyodor Vasilyevich of Yaroslavl (c1370-1434) and died circa 14 April 1471 Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia of unspecified causes.
Aleksandr Fyodorovich nicknamed Big Belly (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Брюхатый) was the last ruling prince of Yaroslavl. He was the only son of prince Fyodor Vasilyevich of Yaroslavl.
During the civil war between the descendants of Dmitry Donskoy for the throne of the Grand Principality of Moscow, he supported Dmitri Donskoy's grandson Vasili II against his uncle Yuri Dmitryevich of Zvenigorod and his sons Vasili Kosoy and Dmitri Shemyaka.
On January 6 1435 a battle was fought near Yaroslavl, between the villages Kozmodemyansk and Velikoye.ttle was fought, and lost and to Vasili Kosoy was forced to retreated to Vologda. Afterwards, he captured Kostroma and tried to occupy Yaroslavl. Aleksandr Fyodorovich went to meet him, stood with his army in front of the city, across the Kotorosl River waiting for reinforcement from the Grand Prince of Moscow. However, he was captured together with his wife in bed during the night by troops from Vyatka who had come to support Vasili Kosoy. The army of Yaroslavl followed the men from Vyatka on the Volga River, but the kidnappers threatened to kill the prisoners. A ransom of 400 rubles was paid, but the prisoners were not released, being taken to Vyatka. In May 1436, Vasili Kosoy suffered his final defeat near Rostov and Aleksandr Fyodorovich with his wife were set free.
In 1463, Aleksandr Fyodorovich was forced to sell the rights to the {{Principality of Yaroslavl]] to the Grand Prince of Moscow Ivan III. The governor of Moscow - Ivan Vasilyevich Striga, Prince Obolensky was put in charge of the principalitie's administration, but Aleksandr Fyodorovich nominally remained prince of Yaroslavl and lived in the city until his death on April 14, (Old Style) 1471. He was the only one of all princes, who kept his right of minting his own coins. He is buried in the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration in Yaroslavl.
His only son, Daniil Penko was the governor of Yaroslavl in 1496-1497, and in 1500 became a Muscovite boyar and entered the Boyar Duma. He is the founder of the Penkov family
References
- Экземплярский, Андрей Васильевич Ярославские князья
- Ярославские князья (потомки Ивана Большого Васильевича)
- Марасанова В. М. - Летопись Ярославля: 1010—2010. Sankt Petersburg. ИД «Морской Петербург», 2007.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Daniil Aleksandrovich Penko (c1450-1520) | |||
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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| Preceded by Fyodor Vasilyevich of Yaroslavl (1426-1434) |
Prince of Yaroslavl 1434-1471 |
Succeeded by - |