Vyachko

Vyachko (Russian: Вячко; died 1224; also Vyacheslav) or Vetseke was the ruler of the Principality of Koknese (Kuikenos). He later became the prince of Yuryev (now Tartu) while in the service of Novgorod, which was the last Russian stronghold in Estonia. He died during the defense of the city against the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in 1224.

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