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Fyodor the Black

c. 1240–1299 · 13th century · Also known as Fyodor Rostislavich

Fyodor the Black, Fyodor Rostislavich, was a Rurikid prince of Smolensk who became prince of Yaroslavl by marriage in the 1260s. He spent long periods at the court of the Golden Horde, married a khan's daughter and used Mongol support in Russian princely conflicts. The Russian Orthodox Church later venerated him as a saint.

Fyodor the Black
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Principality of Yaroslavl

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