Grand Prince of Tver
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The title of Grand Prince of Tver was born by members of the Rurikids dynasty who ruled the Grand duchy of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the duchy passed to his brother Yaroslav, who became the ancestor of the Tver dynasty of princes.
[edit] List of Grand Princes of Tver
- 1252 - 1272 Yaroslav of Tver
- 1272 - 1285 Svyatoslav of Tver
- 1285 - 1318 Mikhail of Tver
- 1318 - 1326 Dmitry of Tver
- 1326 - 1327 Alexander of Tver
- 1328 - 1338 Konstantin of Tver
- 1338 - 1339 Alexander of Tver
- 1339 - 1346 Konstantin of Tver
- 1346 - 1351 Vsevolod of Tver
- 1351 - 1368 Vasily of Kashin
- 1368 - 1399 Mikhail II of Tver
- 1400 - 1425 Ivan of Tver
- 1425 - 1425 Alexander II of Tver
- 1425 - 1426 Yury of Tver
- 1426 - 1461 Boris of Tver
- 1461 - 1485 Mikhail III of Tver
In 1485, Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver, and until 1490, his son Ivan governed the duchy.
