Alexander Nevsky

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Russian Orthodox saint historical figure military leader prince saint

Alexander Nevsky was a 13th-century Russian prince and military leader renowned for defending medieval Rus' against invading Swedes and Teutonic Knights and later canonized as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Label Occurrences
Alexander Nevsky canonical 39
Saint Alexander Nevsky 2
Alexander Nevsky gained great prestige in Novgorod 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox saint ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
prince ⓘ
saint ⓘ
birthPlace Pereslavl-Zalessky ⓘ
canonizationStatus saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Alexander Nevsky Lavra ⓘ
surface form: Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg

Order of Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
conflict Northern Crusades ⓘ
Swedish–Novgorodian conflicts ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Vladimir-Suzdal ⓘ
culturalDepiction subject of the 1938 film "Alexander Nevsky" directed by Sergei Eisenstein ⓘ
dynasty Rurik dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup East Slavs ⓘ
father Yaroslav II of Vladimir ⓘ
fullName Alexander Nevsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky
givenName Alexander ⓘ
historicalRegion Rus' ⓘ
honorificTitle Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line ⓘ
surface form: Nevsky
knownFor diplomacy with the Mongol Golden Horde ⓘ
languageSpoken Old East Slavic ⓘ
legacy patron saint of soldiers in Russian tradition ⓘ
symbol of Russian military valor ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Theodosia Igorevna of Ryazan ⓘ
notableFor Battle of the Neva ⓘ
Battle on the Ice ⓘ
defense of medieval Rus' against Swedish invasion ⓘ
defense of medieval Rus' against Teutonic Knights ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ
patronymic Monomakhovichi ⓘ
surface form: Yaroslavich
politicalStrategy accommodation with Mongol rule to preserve Rus' autonomy ⓘ
positionHeld Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ
Vsevolod I of Kiev ⓘ
surface form: Prince of Kiev

Prince of Novgorod ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Novgorod Republic ⓘ
surface form: Northern Rus'
title Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ
Prince of Novgorod ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevsky Prospekt → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Sergei Eisenstein → notableWork → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Rurik dynasty → notableMember → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Lavra → dedicatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Lavra → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky → fullName → Alexander Nevsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta) → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta) → dedicatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Order of Alexander Nevsky → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Rurik → ancestorOf → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Novgorod Republic → militaryLeader → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Vladimir → significantRuler → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow → father → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Alexander Nevsky
Grand Prince of Vladimir → notableHolder → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle of the Neva → commander → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle of the Neva → aftermath → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander Nevsky gained great prestige in Novgorod
Battle on the Ice → commander → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle on the Ice → relatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Swedish–Novgorodian conflicts → hasNotableCommander → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Square → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Prince of Novgorod → officeHolder → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Pereslavl-Zalessky → associatedWithPerson → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Pereslavl-Zalessky → wasBirthplaceOf → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Yaroslav II of Vladimir → child → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Yaroslav II of Vladimir → notableRelative → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Nizhny Novgorod) → dedicatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Nizhny Novgorod) → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Eduard Tisse → notableWork → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 29, 1942 → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
"Александр Невский" → fullName → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
subject surface form: Александр Невский
this entity surface form: Александр Ярославич Невский
Theodosia Igorevna of Ryazan → child → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Theodosia Igorevna of Ryazan → motherOf → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Soviet film industry → notableFilm → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church → dedicatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle of the Ice → commandedBy → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle of the Ice → hasCombatantCommander → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Battle of the Ice → hasNotableParticipant → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky → dedicatedTo → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Alexander Nevsky
Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky → namedAfter → Alexander Nevsky ⓘ