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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович, romanized: Mikhail Aleksandrovich; 4 December [O.S. 22 November] 1878 – 13 June 1918) was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas II.
Mikhail Alexandrovich was the third 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, Vasily Kalika, in 1333. [1] Five years later, he and his mother were called to Tver when Aleksandr returned to the city.
Parting words of Grand Prince Mikhail by Pimen Orlov (1847). While he seemed secure in the throne, being the legitimate heir and having been confirmed by the khan in Sarai, Grand Prince Mikhail suffered a series of setbacks as grand prince which led to him losing the grand princely office for both himself and, in some ways, ultimately for his descendants.
The reign of Mikhail is usually considered as the last period when Tver still could rival Moscow and oppose the Golden Horde. When Algirdas sued for peace with Moscow and retreated in 1372, Tver swifted its allegiance to the powerful Mongol warlord Mamai. [18] In 1375, Mamai again granted Mikhail II the yarlik of grand prince of Vladimir. [19]
Michael's election and accession to the throne form the basis of the Ivan Susanin legend, which Russian composer Mikhail Glinka dramatized in his opera A Life for the Tsar. In so dilapidated a condition was the capital at this time that Michael had to wait for several weeks at the Troitsa monastery , 75 miles (121 km) off, before decent ...
Mikhail of Vladimir d. 1176 Grand Prince of Vladimir 1174, 1175–1176 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1171: Vsevolod III the Big Nest 1154–1173 Grand Prince of Vladimir r. 1177–1212 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1173: Michael of Chernigov c. 1185 –1246 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1236–1240, 1240, r. 1241–1243: Mstislav II d. 1172 Grand Prince of Kiev r.
A hagiography vita of Michael of Chernigov was written some time after his death, describing his life in detail, and framing his execution as martyrdom. [2] It is unclear when this account was written (at least after the Mongol census in Suzdalia and Novgorod in 1257–59 [6]), and how historically reliable it is. [2]
After taking the throne, Mikhail II of Tver mounted a direct challenge to Moscow's pre-eminence with Lithuanian support. [110] Alexius continued to support the appanage princes of Tver against Mikhail, and by 1368, the conflict had escalated when the Muscovite army invaded Tver. [111]