Principality of Gorodets (Nizhny-Novgorod)

The Principality of Gorodets is one of the feudal principalities of the Northeast Russia of the 13th century with its capital in Gorodets. In addition to Gorodets, the principality included Nizhny Novgorod[[ and, probably, [[Unzh.

There are no information about the exact formation of the principality. According to the historian B. Pudalov, the principality was established between 1263 and 1282. The first news of the new principality dates back to 1282 ref>НПЛ, С. 325; ПСРЛ. — Т. 18. — С. 86. . Prince Alexandrovich becomes the prince, most likely, by the will of his father, the great prince of Vladimir Alexander Nevsky. After the death of Andrei Aleksandrovich (1304), it is quite difficult to trace the fate of the principality.

According to one of the versions Principality of Gorodets principality (or at least a significant part of it - Nizhny Novgorod) passed under the rule of the successor to Andrei Aleksandrovich on the grand table of Mikhail Yaroslavich Tverskoi. According to another version, the Principality of Gorodets was given to Mikhail , the son of Andrei Yaroslavich.

After 1305 available chronicles do not contain references to the princes of Gorodets. In 1311, Gorodets was occupied by Boris Danilovich, and Dmitri Mikhaylovich Grozny Eyes went against him, but was stopped in Vladimir by Metropolitan Peter. Most likely, in the interval between 1305 and 1311 the Principality of Gorodets returned to the Grand Prince of Vladimir. In particular, in 1328, together with a label for the great Vladimir prince, was transferred by the Uzbek Khan in submission to the Suzdal prince Alexander Vasilievich, in 1331 - the Moscow prince Ivan Kalita. In 1341 it was separated from the Grand Principality of Vladimir and was transferred to the Principality of Suzdal, soon transferred the principality of Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod.