Vladimir III Mstislavich (russian: Владимир III Мстиславич, uk, Володимир III Мстиславич; 1132–1171) was a prince of
Dorogobuzh (1150–1154, 1170–1171),
Volodymyr and
Volyn (1154–1157),
Slutsk (1162),
Trypillia (1162–1168) and
Grand Prince of
Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
(1171). He was the son of
Mstislav I Vladimirovich, grandson of
Vladimir Monomakh. Due to his brief rule, he is omitted from some lists of the
princes of Kiev.
He was a son of Mstislav I from his second marriage with
Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich
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. According to ''Latopis kijowski'' Vladimir was born between 1 March 1131 and 29 February 1132.
He kept excellent ties with Hungary and
Serbia. In 1150 he married the daughter of Serbia's
Beloš Vukanović
Beloš ( sr-cyr, Белош; hu, Belos or ''Belus''; el, Βελούσης fl. 1141–1163), was a Serbian prince and Hungarian palatine who served as the regent of Hungary from 1141 until 1146, alongside his sister Helena, mother of the infan ...
. According to old Russian annals, her titular name was inscribed as "Banovna".
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Princes of Kyiv
1132 births
1171 deaths
Grand Princes of Kiev
Rurikids
Monomakhovichi family
12th-century princes in Kievan Rus'
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
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