Rostislav Mstislavich (
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: Ростисла́в Мстисла́вич) (
c. 1110–1167),
Kniaz'
, or (Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependin ...
(
Prince
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) of
Smolensk
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(1125–1160),
Novgorod (1154) and
Velikiy Kniaz
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(
Grand Prince
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) of Kiev (
Kyiv
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Kyi ...
, 1154, 1159–1167). He was the son of
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I Vladimirovich Monomakh (Russian: Мстислав Владимирович Великий, uk, Мстислав Володимирович Великий; February, 1076 – April 14, 1132), also known as Mstislav the Great, was t ...
and
Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden
Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden ( Swedish: ''Kristina Ingesdotter'') (11th century – 18 January 1122) was a Swedish princess and a princess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, by marriage to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kie ...
.
After
Yaroslav II of Kiev Yaroslav II Iziaslavich (russian: Ярослав Изяславич; uk, Ярослав Ізяславич) (died 1180?), Prince of Turov (1146), Novgorod (1148–1154), Lutsk (1154–1180) and Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1174–1175, 1180). He wa ...
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,
David
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, who was their governor. They replaced him with
Mstislav Yurievich, the son of
Yury Dolgoruky
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.
Rostislav ruled Kiev for one week before
Iziaslav III of Kiev
Izyaslav III Davidovich ( uk, Ізяслав Давидович; russian: Изяслав III Давидович) (1115?-1162), Prince ( Kniaz') of Chernigov (1152–1154, 1155–1157) and Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1154–1155, 1157–1158, 1162). ...
forced him to flee to
Chernigov
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.
He left four sons, princes David Rostislavich of Novgorod,
Mstislav Rostislavich
Mstislav Rostislavich (? – 1180), known as "The Brave" (russian: Мстислав Ростиславич Храбрый), was Prince of Smolensk and Prince of Novgorod.
Mstislav was the fourth of five sons (and the eighth of nine children) of R ...
of Smolensk,
Roman I of Kiev Roman Rostislavich (Cyrillic: Роман Ростиславич) (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk (1160–1172, 1177–1180), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1171–1173, 1175–1177) and Prince of Novgorod (1178–1179). He was the son of Rostislav Msti ...
and
Rurik Rostislavich Rurik Rostislavich (Russian and Ukrainian: Рюрик Ростиславич) (died 1215), Prince of Novgorod (1170–1171), Belgorod Kievsky (currently Bilohorodka; 1173–1194), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1173, 1180–1181, 1194–1201, 1203 ...
and two daughters Elena Rostislavna of Kiev-Smolensk (died 1204) and Agrafena Rostislavna (died 1237).
Sources
The Chronicle of NovgorodPDF file
1110s births
1167 deaths
Rostislavichi family (Smolensk)
Princes of Smolensk
Princes of Novgorod
Grand Princes of Kiev
12th-century princes in Kievan Rus'
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
Year of birth uncertain
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