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Rostislav I of Kiev

Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1154–1155; 1159–1161; 1161–1167) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rostislav I of Kiev
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Rostislav Mstislavich[a] (c.1110 – 1167) was Prince of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1154–1155; 1159–1161; 1161–1167).[1] He is the founder of the Rostislavichi branch of Rurikid princes in Smolensk.[2] He was the son of Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden.

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Attempts at negotiations between Rostislav Smolensky and Izyaslav Davydovich and Gleb Yuryevich who came out against him , miniature from the Radziwiłł Chronicle (15th century)
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Reign

After Yaroslav II of Kiev was driven out of Novgorod, Rostislav was invited to become the ruler of Novgorod. He accepted, and became the prince on April 17, 1154. Then, learning that Iziaslav II had died, Rostislav left Novgorod to take the Kievan throne. Indignant that their prince had abandoned them and angered that "he did not make order among them, but tore them more apart", the citizens of Novgorod drove out Rostislav's son, Davyd, who was their governor. They replaced him with Mstislav Yurievich, the son of Yury Dolgoruky.

Rostislav ruled Kiev for one week before Iziaslav III of Kiev forced him to flee to Chernigov .

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Issue

Rostislav had four sons:

He also had two daughters:

  • Elena Rostislavna of Kiev-Smolensk (died 1204); and
  • Agrafena Rostislavna (died 1237).
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Notes

  1. Russian: Ростисла́в Мстисла́вич; Belarusian: Расціслаў Мсціславіч; Ukrainian: Ростисла́в Мстисла́вич

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