Yaroslav III Yaroslavich

Yaroslav III Yaroslavich (1230–1271) was a younger son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir and a brother of Alexander Nevsky. In 1247 he received Tver, founding the Tver branch of the Rurikids, and he briefly held Novgorod in 1255.

After Alexander Nevsky died in 1263, he disputed the grand principality with his brother Andrey; the Golden Horde ruled in his favour and he held Vladimir until his death. He died on 9 September 1271 returning from Sarai, and his son Svyatoslav inherited Tver.