Mikhail of Suzdal
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| Mikhail Andreyevich | |
|---|---|
 Miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century) | |
| Prince of Suzdal | |
| Reign | 1279–1305 |
| Predecessor | Yury |
| Successor | Vasily |
| Died | 1305 |
| House | Rurik |
Mikhail Andreyevich (Russian: Михаил Андреевич; died 1305) was Prince of Suzdal from 1279 to 1305.[1] He was the son of Andrey Yaroslavich.[1][2] According to other versions, he was the son of Andrey Aleksandrovich.[3]
According to the Nikon Chronicle, Mikhail was the son of Andrey Yaroslavich.[4] Mikhail resided in Gorodets until 1279, when his old brother Yury died and Mikhail became the prince of Suzdal.[3] In 1305, according to several Russian chronicles,[a] Mikhail married a Tatar woman and stopped at Nizhny Novgorod in order to put to death those vechniki, or residents, who were responsible for the murder of the boyars of the late grand prince, Andrey. In other versions, it was Mikhail of Tver who executed them.[5] He died the same year and was succeeded by Vasily.[3]
