Andrei Bogolyubsky

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1. 1111–1157Vyshgorod · Kievan RusAndrei was the son of Yuri Dolgoruky. In his early years he was granted estates at Vyshgorod and elsewhere, gaining experience in his father's wars of expansion in northeastern Rus. In 1149–1151 he briefly held the title of Grand Prince of Kiev.
2. 1157–1174Vladimir · Vladimir-SuzdalAfter acceding in 1157, Andrei moved his capital to Vladimir and built palaces and churches at Bogolyubovo, strengthening grand princely power. In 1169 he organized a coalition army that captured Kiev, placing symbolic hegemony in the hands of northeastern Rus, while also dealing with Byzantium, Novgorod, and the southern princes.
3. 1174Bogolyubovo · Vladimir-SuzdalIn June 1174 Andrei was assassinated at his palace in Bogolyubovo through a conspiracy of the boyars. After his death the principality fell into succession disputes, but the Vladimir-centered order he had established laid foundations for the later rise of Moscow.