Prince of Tver

The title of Prince of Tver was borne by the head of the branch of the Rurikid dynasty that ruled the Principality of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the principality passed to his brother Yaroslav, who became the ancestor of the Tver dynasty of princes.

List of Princes of Tver

• 1246–1272 Yaroslav
• 1272–1285 Svyatoslav
• 1285–1318 Michael the Saint
• 1318–1326 Dmitry the Terrible Eyes
• 1326–1327 Alexander I
• 1328–1338 Konstantin
• 1338–1339 Alexander I
• 1339–1346 Konstantin
• 1346–1351 Vsevolod
• 1351–1368 Vasily of Kashin
• 1368–1399 Mikhail II, "Grand Prince of Tver" (c. 1375)
• 1400–1425 Ivan
• 1425 Alexander II
• 1425 Yury
• 1425–1461 Boris the Great
• 1461–1485 Mikhail III the Exile

In 1485, Ivan III of Moscow conquered Tver, and until 1490, his son Ivan governed the duchy.

See also

• List of Russian rulers
• Rulers of Kievan Rus'

External links

• Borzakovskiy Vladimir Stepanovich. (1876) (in Russian). History of the Prince of Tver (История Тверского княжества) at Runivers.ru in DjVu and PDF formats
• Grand Duchy of Tver