# Tverdislav

_Posadnik of Novgorod; fl. 1209-1220_

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Tverdislav was a posadnik of the Novgorod Republic in the 1210s. He first became posadnik around 1209. His term in office was marked by incessant civil strife, but its causes are not immediately clear.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Novgorod Rus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4453163#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4453163#P106))
- **Positions held:** posadnik of Novgorod (1220–1220); posadnik of Novgorod (1216–1219); posadnik of Novgorod (1214–1215); posadnik of Novgorod (1209–1211) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4453163#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Tverdislav held?**  
Positions held by Tverdislav include: posadnik of Novgorod (1220–1220); posadnik of Novgorod (1216–1219); posadnik of Novgorod (1214–1215); posadnik of Novgorod (1209–1211).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tverdislav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tverdislav) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4453163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4453163) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Твердислав и Феодор закладывают церковь святого Михаила.png by Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in 10 volumes: pdf , pdf with translation ) Public domain image (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A2%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%B8_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%82_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8C_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Tverdislav, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Твердислав и Феодор закладывают церковь святого Михаила.png — Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in 10 volumes: pdf , pdf with translation ) Public domain image, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Tverdislav". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tverdislav. Retrieved 15 November 2026.