Mikhail Aleksandrovich of Tver was born 1333 in Pskov, Pskov Rayon, Pskov Oblast, Russia to Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (1301-1339) and Anastasia Yuryevna of Halych (c1293-c1364) and died 25 August 1399 Tver, Tver Oblast, Russia of unspecified causes. He married Evdokia Konstantinovna of Suzdal .
Mikhail Alexandrovich (Russian: Михаил Александрович) (1333 – August 26, 1399) was Grand Prince of Tver and briefly held the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir. He was one of only two Tver princes after 1317 (the other was his father, Aleksandr) to hold the title of Grand Prince, which was almost the exclusive purview of the Muscovite princes.
Mikhail Alexandrovich was the fourth son of Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver. Mikhail grew up in Pskov, where his father had fled after the Tver Uprising of 1327. He was christened by the Archbishop of Novgorod, Vasili Kalika, in 1333.[1] Five years later, he and his mother were called to Tver when Aleksandr returned to the city. In 1341, he went to Novgorod where Archbishop Vasili taught him reading and writing (which would have meant reading the Scriptures). In 1368, he became prince of Tver.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich was among the last princes to seriously threaten Grand Principality of Moscow for possession of the office of Grand Prince of Vladimir, hoping to unseat Moscow with the aid of his brother-in-law Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1371, he managed to gain the jarlig or patent of office as Grand Prince of Vladimir from the Khan of the Golden Horde, and was accepted as Prince of Novgorod, an important economic asset for any Russian prince. He seems to have lost power the following year when Algirdas concluded the Treaty of Lyubutsk with Dimitri Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscow, but it is not clear who was considered grand prince between 1372 and 1375,[2] at which time Dmitri Donskoy defeated Mikhail.
References
- Соловьёв С. М. История России с древнейших времён
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Aleksandr Mikhailovich (1355-1357) | |||
Ivan Mikhailovich of Tver (1357-1425) | |||
Mikhail Aleksandrovich of Tver (1333-1399) | 1333 Pskov, Pskov Rayon, Pskov Oblast, Russia | 25 August 1399 Tver, Tver Oblast, Russia | Evdokia Konstantinovna of Suzdal |
Aleksandr Mikhailovich "Ordynets"(c1360-1389) | |||
Boris Mikhailovich of Tver (1362-1395) | |||
Fyodor Mikhailovich of Mikulin (c1365-1409) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
Mikhail Aleksadrovich of Tver Born: 1333 Died: 1399
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Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by Dmitri Donskoy of Moscow |
Grand Prince of Vladimir 1371–1375 |
Succeeded by Dmitri Donskoy of Moscow |
Preceded by Vasili of Kashin |
Prince of Tver 1368–1399 |
Succeeded by Ivan of Tver |
Preceded by ' |
Prince of Mikulin 1339–1399 |
Succeeded by Fyodor Mikhailovich of Mikulin |
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