The Prince of Pereiaslavl was the ''

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 ...

'' (the ruler or sub-ruler) of the

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Principality of Pereiaslavl, a lordship based on the city of Pereiaslavl on the

Trubezh river The Trubezh (russian: Трубеж) is a river in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It flows to the Lake Pleshcheyevo. Major city: Pereslavl-Zalessky. It is long, and its drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surfac ...

and straddling extensive territory to the east in what are now parts of

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. It lay on Rus civilization's southern frontier with the

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. The principality emerges was apportioned as the inheritance of

Vsevolod I of Kiev Vsevolod I Yaroslavich ( Russian: Всеволод I Ярославич, Ukrainian: Всеволод I Ярославич, Old Norse: Vissivald) (c. 1030 – 13 April 1093), ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death. Early l ...

(

Kyiv 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 ...

, son of

Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I Vladimirovich; russian: Ярослав Мудрый, ; uk, Ярослав Мудрий; non, Jarizleifr Valdamarsson; la, Iaroslaus Sapiens () was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was als ...

; his brother Sviatoslav received Chernigov, while Smolensk went to Viacheslav and Volodymyr to

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; this ladder of succession is related to the seniority order mentioned above. Vsevolod's appanage included the northern lands of Rostov and the lightly colonised north-eastern zone of Rus (see

Vladimir-Suzdal Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...

). The ''Primary Chronicle'' recorded that in 988 Vladimir had assigned the northern lands (later associated with Pereyaslavl) to Yaroslav. The town was destroyed by the Mongols in March 1239, the first of the great Rus cities to fall. Certainly from the reign of Vsevolod Yaroslavich, the princes of Pereyaslavl held the principality of Rostov-Suzdal, which was heavily colonized by Slavs thereafter, a process which strengthened the region's power and independence, separating the two regions. In 1132, Yaropolk became Grand Prince on his brother Mstislav's death, while the Monomashichi descended into general internecine conflict over the Pereyaslavl principality. Yaropolk appointed Vsevolod Mstislavich,

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, to the principality of Pereiaslavl - in this era designated heir to the Kievan throne - thus provoking Yaropolk's younger brother

Yuri Dolgoruki Yuri I Vladimirovich ( rus, Юрий Владимирович, Yuriy Vladimirovich), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy or the Long Arm ( rus, Юрий Долгорукий, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, meaning "Far-Reaching", c. 109915 May 1157) was a Rur ...

, controller of Suzdal, into war. Yuri drove out Vsevolod, whom Yaropolk then replaced with Iziaslav. An agreement was reached by 1134 between Yuri and Yaropolk that their common brother Vyacheslav would take the throne of Pereyaslavl.Martin, ''Medieval Russia'', pp. 105-6.

List of princes of Pereyaslavl

Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I Vladimirovich; russian: Ярослав Мудрый, ; uk, Ярослав Мудрий; non, Jarizleifr Valdamarsson; la, Iaroslaus Sapiens () was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was als ...

, 988–1010 *

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Elias Yaroslavich Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

, c. 1019 * — *

Vsevolod I Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (Russian: Всеволод I Ярославич, Ukrainian: Всеволод I Ярославич, Old Norse: Vissivald) (c. 1030 – 13 April 1093), ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death. Early li ...

, 1054–1076 *

Rostislav I Vsevolodich Rastislav or Rostislav may refer to: People * Rostislav (given name), a Slavic male given name Royalty *Rastislav (died 9th-century), second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870 *Rostislav of Tmutarakan (1038–1066) *Rostislav Vsevolodovich (1070– ...

1076, d. 1093 * Vladimir I Monomakh, 1076–1078 * Rostislav I Vsevolodich (again), 1078–1093 * Vladimir II Vsevolodich (again), 1094–1113 * Svyatoslav I Vladimirovich, d. 1114 * Yaropolk I, 1114–1132 * Vsevolod II Mstislavich, 1132 x 1134 * Izyaslav I Mstislavich, 1132 x 1134 * Vyacheslav I Vladimirovich, 1132–1134 * Andrey Vladimirovich, 1135–1141 * Vyacheslav I Vladimirovich (again), 1142 * Iziaslav II, 1143–1145 * Mstislav Izyaslavich, 1146–1149 * Rostislav II Yurevich, 1149–1151 * Mstislav Izyaslavich (again), 1151–1155 * Gleb Yurevich, 1155–1169 * Vladimir III Glebovich, appointed 1169, died 1187 * Yaroslav II Mstislavich ?? * Vsevolod III the Big Nest, ?–1206 * Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich, 1206 * Rurik Rostislavich, 1206–? * Vladimir IV Rurikovich, 1206–1213

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