Yuri II of Vladimir

Yuri II of Vladimir
Grand Prince of Vladimir
17th-century fresco in the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin
Reign1212–1216, 1218–1238
PredecessorVsevolod the Big Nest
SuccessorKonstantin of Rostov
PredecessorKonstantin of Rostov
SuccessorYaroslav II of Vladimir
Born(1188-11-26)26 November 1188
Suzdal
Died4 March 1238(1238-03-04) (aged 49)
Battle of the Sit River
Burial
SpouseAgatha (daughter of Vsevolod IV of Kiev)
IssueVsevolod
Mstislav
Vladimir
Dobrava
Theodora
HouseYurievichi
FatherVsevolod the Big Nest
MotherMaria Shvarnovna
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy

Yuri II (Russian: Ю́рий–II, also transcribed as Iuri), also known as George II of Vladimir, or Georgy II Vsevolodovich (26 November 1188 – 4 March 1238), was the fourth Grand Prince of Vladimir (1212–1216, 1218–1238) who presided over the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.

The third son of Vsevolod III and Maria Shvarnovna, Yuri II was the founder of Nizhny Novgorod and is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.