Vladimir
Vladimir is one of the medieval capitals of Russia with significant buildings surviving from the 12th century.
The Grand Duchy of Vladimir was one of the major principalities that succeeded the Kievan Rus.
The namesake of Vladimir II Monomakh, Valdimir's Golden Age was during the reign of Andrew the Pious, however, it abruptly ended when the Mongol hordes under Batu Khan took and burnt Vladimir in 1238.
After being conquered by the Mongol Empire, the principality became a self-governed state headed by its own nobility, but thereafter the Grand Prince was appointed by a Khan declaration issued from the Golden Horde.
Alexander Nevsky was installed as the Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1252 and his remains were kept in the ancient Nativity abbey of Vladimir until 1703, when Peter the Great had them transferred to the Lavra in St. Petersburg.
The Grand Princes of Vladimir were crowned in Vladimir's Assumption Cathedral until Moscow superseded Vladimir in the 14th century and Valdimir was the See (seat) of the Russian Metropolitan (equivalent to Archbishops in the Greek Orthodox church) From 1299 to 1325, when the Metropolitan Peter moved the See to Moscow, thus completing the shift of religious power to Moscow.
Traditionally, Vladimir-Suzdal is perceived as a cradle of the Great Russian language and nationality.
The Grand Duchy of Vladimir was one of the major principalities that succeeded the Kievan Rus.
The namesake of Vladimir II Monomakh, Valdimir's Golden Age was during the reign of Andrew the Pious, however, it abruptly ended when the Mongol hordes under Batu Khan took and burnt Vladimir in 1238.
After being conquered by the Mongol Empire, the principality became a self-governed state headed by its own nobility, but thereafter the Grand Prince was appointed by a Khan declaration issued from the Golden Horde.
Alexander Nevsky was installed as the Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1252 and his remains were kept in the ancient Nativity abbey of Vladimir until 1703, when Peter the Great had them transferred to the Lavra in St. Petersburg.
The Grand Princes of Vladimir were crowned in Vladimir's Assumption Cathedral until Moscow superseded Vladimir in the 14th century and Valdimir was the See (seat) of the Russian Metropolitan (equivalent to Archbishops in the Greek Orthodox church) From 1299 to 1325, when the Metropolitan Peter moved the See to Moscow, thus completing the shift of religious power to Moscow.
Traditionally, Vladimir-Suzdal is perceived as a cradle of the Great Russian language and nationality.
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