Alexander Nevsky - c. 1220 - 1263 - Russian prince of Novgorod,
Alexander Nevsky, defeated a German invading army at Lake Peipus in
northwestern Russia, 1242. Nevsky forged a political
alliance with the Mongols and denounced his brother. The khan
rewarded Nevsky by making him Grand Prince, later his descendants
became the princes of Moscow and it's rulers.
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