Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich (1191–1246), a son of Vsevolod the Big Nest, was prince of Pereslavl-Zalessky from 1212 and repeatedly ruled Novgorod. In 1236 he took Kyiv.

After his brother Yuri fell against the Mongols at the Sit in 1238, he became grand prince of Vladimir, and in 1243 Batu Khan granted him the first Mongol patent over Kyiv. Summoned to Karakorum for Güyük's enthronement, he died there on 30 September 1246, reportedly poisoned by Töregene Khatun. His sons included Alexander Nevsky.