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  Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg963 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Vsevolod III Big Nest of VLADIMIR [Parents] was born 1154.
Ivan of STARODUB was born 28 Aug 1198.
Ljubov of VITEBSK [Parents] married Vsevolod III Big Nest of VLADIMIR on 1209.
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 Vsevolod the Big Nest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (Russian: Все́волод III Ю́рьевич Большо́е Гнездо́) (1154–1212), was the Grand Prince of Vladimir during whose long reign (1177–1212) the city reached a zenith of its glory.
Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son of Yury Dolgoruky, who founded the town Dmitrov to commemorate the site of his birth.
Karamzin was the first to speculate that Vsevolod's mother Helene was a Greek princess, for after her husband's death she took Vsevolod with her to Constantinople.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vsevolod_the_Big_Nest   (460 words)

  
 Saint Luke Orthodox Church - Saints - Saints by Day - January - 1st
Saint Vasil'ko -- was the oldest of the fledglings of the "Big Nest".
The oldest grandson of Vsevolod from his oldest son Konstantin, -- Saint Vasil'ko (Vasilii, Basil) was born on 7 December 1208 in Rostov, where his father ruled as prince.
His sons Vsevolod and Mstislav, together with the earlier captured Vladimir, were subjected to tortures and then slaughtered "before the eyes of the khan".
www.stlukeorthodox.com /html/saints/march/4th.cfm   (4563 words)

  
 Vladimir - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Yuri's sons, Andrew the Pious and Vsevolod The Big Nest, confirmed and enforced Vladimir's status as the capital by moving the seat of the Russian metropolitan from Kiev to Vladimir.
The warrior-like cathedral of St. Demetrius was built in 1194-97 as a private chapel of Vsevolod the Big Nest in the courtyard of his palace and was consecrated to his holy patron, St.
For all its formal unity, the cathedral represents a truly international project of Russian and Byzantine masters, Friedrich Barbarossa's masons, and carvers sent by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Vladimir   (839 words)

  
 Vladimir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The interior, divided into five sections, expanded when big and small arched openings were cut in the old walls.
Vsevolod's craftsmen repeated many of these details on the walls of the new building.
The most interesting is the Cathedral of the Dormition at the Princess' Convent founded by Maria, wife of Prince Vsevolod.
www.cadencesf.com /vladimir.html   (668 words)

  
 A History of the Ancient City of Vladimir, Russia on the Golden Ring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
However, Vladimir rose in significance after Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, son of Dolgoruky, officially transferred the throne from Suzdal to Vladimir, thus changing the name of the principality from Rostov-Suzdal to Vladimir-Suzdal in 1157.
Under Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky and Vsevolod III "Big Nest" (Bolshoye Gnezdo--so named because he had a large family), Vladimir grew significantly in power and importance, replacing Kiev as the capitol of the Grand Principality of Rus in 1169.
During the reign of Prince Vsevolod III "Big Nest" the city experienced its most substantial growth.
www.vladimir-russia.net /history   (605 words)

  
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The town reached the peak of its historical significance in the middle of the XII - the beginning of the XIII centuries under Prince Andrey Bogolubsky and his brother Vsevolod the Big Nest.
In 1185-89 Prince Vsevolod III added a two story gallery around three sides of the old walls and enlarged the fourth side.
The original walls were opened by arches, leaving their remainder as pillars and the entire building was enclosed by the new structure, for which additional cupolas were also added.
www.graham-bell.ru /vladimir.php?p=1   (512 words)

  
 Vladimir. Vladimir - Suzdal Museum - Reserve
Andrei Bogolyubsky's younger brother Vsevolod the Big Nest preserved and added to the magnificence of the city.
In 1263 Vladimir prince Alexandre Nevsky (grand son of prince Vsevolod the Big Nest) died.
And in the 18th century a big number of stone parish churches were constructed which replaced the wooden ones.
www.museum.vladimir.ru /eng/towns/vladimir/vladimir_e?menu=vladimir   (604 words)

  
 Rostov, Russia
Vsevolod received the Pereiaslavl, Rostov, Suzdal, and Volga River region.
Andrei was assassinated in 1174 and his brother, Vsevolod "Big Nest", won the ensuing struggle.
In the 12th century Rostov grew to equal Kiev and Novgorod in size and importance and in 1207 it gained independence from Vladimir-Suzdal during the struggle between Vsevolod's sons, Yurii and Konstantin.
www.xenophon-mil.org /ruscity/rostov/rostov.htm   (1232 words)

  
 STAMP COLLECTING NEWS international
Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154-1212) Great Prince of Kiyev and Vladimir, a son of Yury Dolgoruky.
In the reign of Prince Vsevolod, prince's power deriving encouragement from small and middle military servants and city communities contributed to formation of the united and strong state.
Prince Vsevolod was the head of a large family that's why he was nicknamed the Big Nest.
www.stampnews.com /stamp_200410.html   (4565 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Shuisky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
They finally ascended the Russian throne in the person of Vasili IV of Russia (1608-1612).
The Shuiskys represented a senior line among the descendants of Vsevolod the Big Nest and therefore treated the ruling princes of Muscovy with arrogance.
The foundations for their fortunes in Muscovite service were laid by Prince Vasily Vasilievich Bledny ("the Pale"), who was dispatched by Ivan III to govern Pskov and then Nizhny Novgorod (1478-80).
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Shuisky   (813 words)

  
 MOSCO
During the reign of Prince Vsevolod III, after the fire of 1185 the cathedral was rebuilt to become five-domed..
The Cathedral of St. Dmitry was built in 1194-1197 in the reign of Prince Vsevolod III who dedicated it to his heavenly patron St. Demetrius of Salonica.
Such gates had been erected in big cities of the Christian world starting with the gate in Constantinople that commemorated the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem through the Golden Gate of the city.
www.mosco.ru /old/gr-vladimir.html   (817 words)

  
 Chapter 2: The Nest of Gentlefolk
If the ‘nest’ has produced children, they are not his, and he is as estranged from Ada, the one child he might have claimed, as he is from her mother.
The ‘circle’ of the nest is bounded by the circle of nature itself, the nobleman’s estate.
The boredom of the ‘nest’, which drove his father to the West, reconciles Lavretsky to Russia as it is; there is something for the nobleman to do in this countryside – work, which is integral to it.
eis.bris.ac.uk /~rurap/Nest.htm   (9541 words)

  
 Vladimir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Some of the original ornamentation is still in evidence—the band of blind arcading with wedge-shaped consoles and carved capitals of Western European type, a line of vertically cut stone above it, and traces of the old frescoes.
A unique "bequest in stone" is the depiction of Vsevolod III enthroned presenting his new-born son to his numerous brothers.
The most interesting is the Dormition Cathedral at the Princess' Convent founded by Maria of the Shvarnov family of boyars, wife of Prince Vsevolod.
members.fortunecity.com /dmitry_mall/wladim.html   (1203 words)

  
 Yaroslav II of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaroslav was the fourth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest.
In 1200, he was sent by his father to rule the town of Pereyaslav near the Kypchak steppes.
Upon his deathbed, Vsevolod the Big Nest bequeathed to him Pereslavl-Zalessky.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yaroslav_II_of_Russia   (482 words)

  
 Vladimir region
The period of the reign of Andrey Bogolubsky and Vsevolod the Big Nest, the sons of Yuri Dolgoruky, was a period of flourishing for the principality.
In the middle of the 12th century, during the government of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, Vladimir became the main city of north-eastern Russia, and during the Tatar invasion it became capital for the whole country.
The St. Demetrius Cathedral 12th century — the royal church of the Great Vladimir Prince Vsevolod “The Big Nest” is famous for the richest carved decoration on its walls.
www.moscow-city.ru /regions/ru/vladimir_region/vladimir_eng.html   (1587 words)

  
 Vladimir, Russia
Yuri's sons, Andrew the Pious and Vsevolod The Big Nest, confirmed and enforced Vladimir's status as the capital by moving the seat of the Russian metropolitan from Kiev to Vladimir.
The warrior-like cathedral of St. Demetrius was built in 1194-97 as a private chapel of Vsevolod the Big Nest in the courtyard of his palace and was consecrated to his holy patron, St. Demetrius.
For all its formal unity, the cathedral represents a truly international project of Russian and Byzantine masters, Friedrich Barbarossa's masons, and carvers sent by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
www.creekin.net /c6302-n153-vladimir-russia.html   (741 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Vsevolod III Big Nest of Vladimir
Ancestors and Family of Vsevolod III Big Nest of Vladimir
The princes of these regions vied with each other for control of Kiev; but when Andrew Bogolyubsky of Suzdal finally conquered and sacked the city (1169), he returned to Vladimir (a city in the Suzdal principality) and transferred the seat of the grand prince to Vladimir.
Andrew Bogolyubsky's brother Vsevolod III succeeded him as grand prince of Vladimir.
nygaard.howards.net /files/3/2493.htm   (89 words)

  
 Krugozor Expo Travel. оБРТБЧМЕОЙС ДЕСФЕМШОПУФЙ. Incoming in Russia . Other cities. Suzdal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
From the beginning of sixties Suzdal becomes, a big Russian tourist center owing to the fact it's very compact, full of historical attractions, and not far from Moscow (203 km).
The epoch of the Vladimir's highest flourishing as a center of Vladimir-Suzdal Russia was during the government by Vsevolod the Big Nest (Yury Dolgorukiy's son).
Vladimir's princes and bishops who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries are buried in the Uspenskiy Cathedral.
www.krugozor-expo.ru /en/objects/priemturistovvrosii/drugiegoroda/suzdal   (257 words)

  
 1212 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
March 26 - King Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154)
Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1154)
Honen Shonin, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism (born 1133)
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1212   (155 words)

  
 Hotel VLADIMIR - ABOUT VLADIMIR CITY
However it has kept political superiority among Russian cities: to become grand duke, at this time it was required to receive in Golden Horde "label" on Great Vladimir reigning.
In 1263 the hero of the Battle on the ice, the skilful diplomat and the commander, the Vladimir prince (1252-1263) Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest) was killed.
His ashes were based in the Christmas monastery and were kept 460 years, before transferring to St.-Petersburg.
www.hotel-vladimir.ru /?menu=history   (522 words)

  
 Welcome to Vladimir - Official Vladimir City Website
Under Princes Andrei Bogolubsky and Vsevolod III "Big Nest" (Bolshoye Gnezdo - so named because he had a large family), Vladimir grew significantly in power and importance, replacing Kiev as the capital of the Grand Principality of Rus in 1169.
During the reign of Prince Vsevolod III "Big Nest" the city experienced its most substantial growth.
Prince Vsevolod preserved and added to the magnificence of the city.
www.vladimir-city.ru /welcome/city/?history   (1259 words)

  
 Tourizm in Russia. JSM firm "Intersphere"
Archeologists date the founding of the town back to the beginning of the XII century, and associate its name with Prince Vladimir Monomach.
The town reached the climax of its historical significance in the middle of the XII - the beginning of the XIII centuries under Prince Andrey Bogolubsky and his brother Vsevolod the Big Nest.
It was the time when the basis of the new state was being laid, when international trade and cultural ties were developing vigorously, and Vladimir school of architecture was taking shape.
www.intersphere.ru /eng/vladimir.html   (161 words)

  
 1154 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1198)
Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (died 1212)
February 26 - King Roger II of Sicily (born 1093)
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/1/5/1154.html   (257 words)

  
 Igor's Campaign
The plot of this classic work is based on a failed raid of Kniaz Igor Svyatoslavich of Novhorod-Siverskyy (of the Chernihiv principality of ancient Rus') against the Polovtsians or Cumans living in the southern part of the Don region in 1185.
Other East Slavic historical figures are mentioned, including Vseslav of Polotsk, Yaroslav Osmomysl of Halych, and Vsevolod the Big Nest of Suzdal.
The author appeals to the warring Russian princes, pleading for unity in the face of the constant threat from the Turkic East.
www.skumanich.net /IgorsCampaign.htm   (1266 words)

  
 1212   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
March 26 - King Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154)
Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1154)
Honen Shonin, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism (born 1133)
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/12/1212.htm   (130 words)

  
 The Red Kaganate - Russo-Polovetz Wars
1061 - The Polovtsi defeat Vsevolod Yaroslavich and besiege Pereyaslavl.
1188 - Successful raid by the Russian warlord Roman Nezdilovich against the "Lukomorskaya" confederacy and by Vsevolod Bolshoye-Gnezdo (Big-Nest) against the Don Polovtsy.
After several setbacks for the Polovtsy, the last big action is a raid by the Northern Rus Knyazi which ends with a the Rus being routed.
www.redkaganate.org /tribelist/plvtstml.shtml   (1059 words)

  
 Tver, Russia Travel Guide
As is the case with the majority of ancient Russian cities, Tver does not have a precise founding date.
Its rich history dates back to Prince Vsevolod of the Big Nest, the prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, who built a fortress, the Tver Kremlin, at the mouth of the T'maka River in 1182 in order to protect the area.
The Kremlin does not survive to the present day, but archaeological excavations on the site have yielded an abundance of information about life in ancient Rus.
tver-russia.com /history.html   (915 words)

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