Roman Vladimirovich

Roman Vladimirovich (; died 3 February 1285) was Prince of Uglich from 1261 until his death in 1285.

Reign The basic information about Roman's life was recorded in medieval Russian chronicles, while later and unreliable accounts appear in the 18th–19th-century lists of the Uglich Chronicler, which includes local legends about him.

The year and place of Roman's birth are unknown, but he was probably born sometime between 1239/1240 and 1249, as he was not included in a 1238 list of princes who had survived the Mongol invasions. He was the younger of the two sons of Vladimir Konstantinovich, the first appanage prince of Uglich, from his marriage to Nadezhda Ingvarevna, a princess of Ryazan.

Roman received the Uglich principality in 1261 following the death of his elder brother Andrey. Roman had a reputation for being pious and philanthropic as he built 15 churches during his reign. Roman spent his last years praying, fasting and donating to charity. He died on 3 February 1285 without heirs. This allowed Dmitry of Rostov to take the throne of Uglich.

Roman was buried in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich, and was re-buried in 1595 in a newly built stone church after his relics were discovered to be incorruptible. He is venerated as a local saint.