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His Serene Highness The Count of Münnich and Reutern celebrating the occasion that marks the 800th anniversary since the birth of the Faithful Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in 1221 AD.

Descendant of the Danish Prince Rurik, he was born Alexander Yaroslavich in Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy, Russia.

Son of Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich Grand Prince of Vladimir and Feodosia Igorevna of Ryazan, he was a brother of Prince Yaroslav III Yaroslavich of Tver - The Count of Munnich-Reutern's 24th great-grandfather (on his maternal grandfather's side), which makes him His Serene Highness's second cousin 23 times removed.

Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', Alexander – a grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest – rose to legendary status on the account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders.

According to the Novgorod Chronicle written in the 14th century (recorded more than a century after the events), the Swedish army had landed at the confluence of the rivers Izhora and Neva, Alexander and his small army suddenly attacked the Swedes on 15 July 1240 and defeated them. Battle of the Neva saved Novgorod from a full-scale invasion from the West. As a result of his victory, 19-year-old Alexander gained the sobriquet "Nevsky", which means "of Neva".

He was canonised as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.

On 21 May 1725, the Empress Catherine I introduced the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the honours system of the Russian Empire. The order is still active. The USSR and the Russian government, both adopted the order into their military honours system, however, the order was renamed into the order of Alexander Nevsky with a new design.

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