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Yuri Dolgoruky

c. 1099–1157 · 12th century

Yuri Dolgoruky was Prince of Rostov-Suzdal and, at the end of his life, Grand Prince of Kiev. A son of Vladimir Monomakh, he built up the north-eastern lands of Rus, founding towns such as Pereslavl-Zalessky and Yuryev-Polsky. Moscow is first mentioned in 1147 as his meeting place, and he is traditionally regarded as its founder.

Yuri Dolgoruky
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