Person:Petr Zasekine (1)

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Petr Fedorovitch Zasekine
b.Est 1470
  1. Petr Fedorovitch ZasekineEst 1470 - 1537
  • HPetr Fedorovitch ZasekineEst 1470 - 1537
  1. Anna Petrovna ZasekineEst 1535 -
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Name Petr Fedorovitch Zasekine
Alt Name _____ Нагавица-Пёстрый
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1470
Marriage to Unknown
Military? Voevoda
Death? 1537 Kostroma, Russiakilled during raid of kazan tatars on Kostroma
Title (nobility)? Prince

Petr Zasekine was military chief "voevoda" in the city of Sebej south of Pskov. In 1536 he defeated 20000 mens kievan army forcing them to the ice surface of nearby lake. The ice creaked under kievan army, repeating the story of the famous Ice Battle of Alexandre Nevsky against Tevton Order croixsade. In memory of that victory Elena Glinskaya (mother of the tzar Ivan Grozny) ordered to construct in Sebej Trinity Church. Next year 1537 Petr Zasekine was killed in the battle with kazan tatars in the Kostroma region.

References
  1.   Person:369759, in Rodovid.
  2.   Засекины, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.