Rurik Rostislavich (
Russian
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: Рюрик Ростиславич) (died 1215),
Prince
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of
Novgorod
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(1170–1171),
Belgorod Kievsky
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(currently
Bilohorodka
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; 1173–1194),
Grand Prince of Kiev
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(
Kyiv
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, 1173, 1180–1181, 1194–1201, 1203–1204, 1205-1206, 1207–1210),
Prince of Chernigov The Prince of Chernigov was the ''kniaz'', the ruler or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Chernigov, a lordship which lasted four centuries straddling what are now parts of Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation.
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(1210–1214).
Life
Rurik was the son of
Rostislav I of Kiev Rostislav Mstislavich ( Russian and Ukrainian: Ростисла́в Мстисла́вич) ( c. 1110–1167), Kniaz' (Prince) of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Velikiy Kniaz ( Grand Prince) of Kiev (Kyiv, 1154, 1159–1167). He was ...
, and succession conflicts placed Rurik on the throne of the
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...
no less than seven times. In 1182, he became co-ruler with
Sviatoslav III of Kiev
Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych ( Ukrainian and Russian: Святослав III Всеволодич) (died 1194), Prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novhorod-Siverskyi (1157–1164), Chernihiv (1164–1177), Grand ...
, an arrangement that lasted until Sviatoslav's death in 1194. Rurik ruled alone until 1199, when his rule was challenged by
Roman the Great
Roman Mstislavich (russian: Рома́н Мстисла́вич Га́лицкий; uk, Рома́н Мстисла́вич), known as Roman the Great (c. 1152 – Zawichost, 19 June 1205) was a Rus’ prince, Grand Prince of Kiev, member of t ...
, who deposed Rurik.
After a brief stint in
Chernihiv
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, where he built the
Church of St. Paraskebas, Rurik, along with his kinsmen and a
Cuman
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army, attacked and sacked Kiev in 1203, but was repelled until Roman's death in 1205. Rurik had been confined to a monastery in 1204, but he abandoned his holy vows and returned to the throne.
His cousin,
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, felt that Rurik's previous monastic vows rendered his authority invalid, and so attacked and briefly seized Kiev in 1206, 1207, and 1211. He succeeded in capturing Rurik, who died in captivity in
Chernigov
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.
Rurik was married to
Anna of Turov
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Anna of Turov ( uk, Анна Юр ...
; among their children was
Rostislav II of Kiev
Rostislav Rurikovich () (1173 - before 1214), Prince of Torchesk (1195–1205), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1204–1206), Prince of Vyshhorod (1205–1210), Prince of Halych (1207).Енциклопедія українознавства : Слов ...
.
References
Sources
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*Martin, Janet L.B. ''Medieval Russia, 980-1584'', 1995 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)
1215 deaths
Grand Princes of Kiev
Rurik dynasty
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
Year of birth unknown
Rostislavichi family (Smolensk)
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