Andrey Bogolyubsky

Andrey Bogolyubsky

Prince Andrei I of Vladimir, commonly known as Andrey Bogolyubsky (Russian: Андрей Боголюбский, "Andrey the God-Loving") (c. 1110 – June 28, 1174) was a prince of Vladimir-Suzdal (after 1157). He was the son of Yuri Dolgoruki, who proclaimed Andrei a prince in Vyshhorod (near Kiev). His mother was a Kipchak princess, khan Aepa's daughter. He was known in the West as Scythian Caesar.