He was a son of Mikhail of Tver and Anna of Kashin. Dmitry continued his father"s fight with Grand Prince Yuri Danilovich of Moscow for the yarlik (also iarlik) that is, the diploma or patent of office for the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir, which was granted by the Khan of the Golden Horde.
The title was much desired because the Grand Prince of Vladimir was the khan"s tax-collector in Rus", and as such could gain authority and real power over the other princes of Rus". Dmitry was himself arrested for the murder and executed in Sarai on the orders of Uzbeg Khan in 1326. His remains were taken back to Tver and interred in the cathedral there.
