Andrei Ivanovich Staritsky ( August 5, 1490 - December 11, 1537 ) - the specific prince Staritsky (1519 - 1537), the sixth and youngest son of the Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan III Vasilyevich and Sofya Fominichna Paleolog .
| Andrei Ivanovich Staritsky | |||||||
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 Flight of Prince Andrei to Novgorod | |||||||
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| Predecessor | grand ducal domain | ||||||
| Successor | Vladimir Andreevich Staritsky | ||||||
| Birth | August 5, 1490 | ||||||
| Death | December 11, 1537 (aged 47) | ||||||
| Burial place | Arkhangelsk Cathedral in Moscow | ||||||
| Kind | Rurikovich | ||||||
| Father | Ivan III Vasilievich | ||||||
| Mother | Sofya Fominichna Paleolog | ||||||
| Spouse | Efrosinya Andreevna Khovanskaya | ||||||
| Children | son: Vladimir | ||||||
| Religion | Orthodoxy | ||||||
Biography
About Andrei's early childhood, no information has been preserved. There is only a mention that he, along with the other children of Ivan III, accompanied his father on a pilgrimage to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery , then to Rostov and Yaroslavl [1] .
According to the will of his father, Ivan III Vasilyevich, Andrei was given specific ownership of Staritsa , Vereya , Vyshgorod , Aleksin , Lyubutsk , Kholm and Novy Gorodok
Andrei was only 15 years old when his older brother Vasily III ascended the throne. Like his other brothers, he was forbidden to marry until Vasily produced the heir, that is, until 1530 . On February 2, 1533, he married a princess from the Gediminovich clan, Efrosinia Andreevna Khovanskaya . Their only child, Vladimir , was born later that year. [2]
In 1514 he was the governor of the Argunov volost [3] .
On December 3rd, 1533, Grand Duke Vasily III dies. Andrei was among the few people who listened to his last will, in the presence of Metropolitan Daniil brought a cross kiss on fidelity to the heir Ivan and his mother and ruler, Elena Glinsky . After 40 days of mourning, Andrei turned to Elena Glinskaya with a request to expand his possessions. Elena refused, and the offended Prince Andrei left for Staritsa (in March 1534 ). [1]
In Staritsa, many of those dissatisfied with the power of Glinsky and their cruelties began to gather around Andrei. Then he found out that his only living brother Yuri died in prison, where he was imprisoned shortly after the death of Prince Vasily. To clarify relations from Moscow to Staritsa, on the instructions of Elena, Prince V.V. Shuisky traveled, and then Andrei himself went to Moscow for personal explanations. Despite mutual assurances of fidelity and love, mutual distrust only increased. In the future, Andrei did not respond to Elena’s new invitations to visit Moscow. [1]
In 1537, rumors appeared that Andrei was going to flee to Lithuania. Elena sent her favorite, Prince Obolensky , to prevent Andrei from fleeing. Having left Staritsa, Andrey stopped in the village of Bernovo , from where he sent letters to the boyar children with an appeal to go to his service. Many of the boyar children responded to the letter, making up a significant squad. Andrei's immediate goal was to go to Novgorod and take possession of it. The detachment was stopped near Novgorod, Andrei agreed to lay down his arms and surrendered to the mercy of Obolensky. [1]
In Moscow, he was tried and imprisoned with his whole family. Andrei died a few months later and was buried with great honors in the Archangel Cathedral in Moscow. After his death, the Principality of Staritsa passed to his son Vladimir .
According to the historian N. M. Karamzin :
“Prince Andrei Ioannovich, being of a weak character and having no brilliant properties, used external signs of respect at the Court and in the Council of Boyars, who, in relations with other Powers, gave him the name of the first trustee of the state; but in fact he did not participate in government at all; mourned the fate of his brother, trembled for himself and hesitated in indecision: either he wanted favors from the court, then he appeared to be his immodest blasphemer, following the suggestions of his favorites. ” [4]
Old
In Staritsa, Andrei founded the Assumption Monastery : the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built, a brick church above the Holy Gate, a wooden bell tower, stone buildings for the abbot and brotherhood [5] .
A Tale of the Capture of Prince Andrei Ivanovich Staritsky
" The Tale of the Capture of Prince Andrei Ivanovich Staritsky " is known in the only incomplete list in the literary collection. It was written in the 16th century and talks about the removal from power of the government of Elena Glinsky by Prince Andrei. This story is also known according to reports for 1537 in the Voskresenskaya and Vologda-Perm annals, however, the Story is filled with sympathy for Prince Andrei and his supporters. [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Serbs N. Staritsky (specific princes) // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
- ↑ E.E. Filipovsky. A brief historical and chronological description of the life and deeds of the great Russian princes, tsars, emperors and their most blessed spouses and children . - M .: type. Platon Beketov, 1807. - T. 2. - 197 p.
- ↑ Bolshakova N.V. History of the village of Argunovo and St. Nicholas Church. - M. , 2003 .-- S. 386.
- ↑ Karamzin N. M. “History of the Russian state”
- ↑ Arseny (abbot). Historical description of the Staritsky Assumption Monastery . - Tver: Printing House of the Provincial Government, 1895. - 88 p.
- ↑ The story of the capture of Prince Andrei Ivanovich Staritsky Archived on May 24, 2011. (Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) RAS)
Literature
- Bentsianov M. M. The Court of Prince Andrei Staritsky and the Problem of the “Old Man's Revolt” of 1537 // Ancient Russia. Questions of Medieval Studies . Part 1 (2012. No. 4 (50). P. 64-76), Part 2 (2013. No. 1 (51). P. 17-26)
- Shaposhnik V.V. “Rebellion” by Andrei Staritsky (autumn 1536 - June 1537) // Studia Slavica et Balcanica Petropolitana . 2013. No 1. S. 174-212