Vladimir the Bold

Vladimir the Bold (count. 15)

From the kind Serpukhov Prince. Son of Andrei Ivanovich and Rostov kn. Mary Konstantinovny. Genus. July 15, 1353, Mr.. Kn. Serpukhovskoy in 1358-1410 he. Kn. Uglich in 1405-1410 he.

Wife: from 1371 g. Grand daughter. kn. Lithuanian Olgerda Gediminians, led. kn. Helen (+ 15 Sept.. 1437).

+ August 29. 1410 g.

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How great is the role of Prince Vladimir in the famous Battle of Kulikovo. His squad joined with Moscow's troops on August 20 on the Oka River near the mouth of Lopasnya. September 8, when the great battle, Dmitry Ivanovich participated in it as a simple warrior, and his cousin, Vladimir ordered to command the regiment ambush. When the Tatars began to overcome Russian, . they are deeply embraced Russian system and started to enter the rear of, . Vladimir, . experiencing defeat of the Russian, . said Moscow voivod Volyns'ke Bobroku: "For a long time eh we stand here, . some of us use? See, . have all the Christian shelves are dead ",
. But Volinskiy replied that he still can not go out of the ambush, because the wind is blowing straight in the face of Russian. After some time the wind changed. "Now it's time!" - Said Volyn, and ambush the regiment rushed to the Tartars. The appearance of fresh troops on the Russian side decided the fate of the battle: Mom, who was standing on a hill with five princes and nobles, staring out into battle, he turned to flee, Russian Tatars were driven to the river Mechi and captured all of their camp.

In 1382, the new Horde Khan Tokhtamysh took Moscow, but to learn that Vladimir is near the Draw plate with great force, scared (especially after one of the Tartar troops had been defeated serpuhovchanami) and went back. In 1385 Vladimir from Moscow regiment was sent to Don Ryazan, Kolomna against Prince Oleg Ivanovich. But Vladimir was defeated, killed many of Moscow boyars and Governor.

After Don's death in 1389, the first year of the reign of his son Basil I found the news of the quarrel between the Grand Duke Vladimir, who left Moscow in Serpukhov, and then in Torzhok. But early next year peace was made. Basil gave to his former parish uncle is red tape and Rzhev. Later was awarded another contract in which, instead of Rzhev and trail received Gorodets Vladimir, Uglich and Kozelsk. In 1408 Vasily I instructed the guard to Moscow from Vladimir Yedigei.