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Iziaslav II of Kiev

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Fresco of the Novospassky Monastery, 1680s

Iziaslav II Mstislavich[a] (c. 1096[1] – 13 November 1154)[1] was Grand Prince of Kiev (1146–1154).[2] He was also Prince of Pereyaslavl (1132; 1143–1145), Prince of Turov (1132–1134), Prince of Rostov (1134–), and Prince of Volhynia (1134–1142). He is the founder of the Iziaslavichi branch of Rurikid princes in Volhynia.[3]

Family

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The second son of the Kievan prince Mstislav I and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, grandson of Vladimir II Monomakh. He was baptized as Panteleimon.[1] The progenitor of the Izyaslavych dynasty of Volhynia and Galicia (senior branch).[4] Great-grandfather of Daniel of Galicia.

The identity of his first wife, is a daughter of Conrad III of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Comburg, her name was possibly "Agnes". She died in 1151. Their children were:

  1. Mstislav II of Kiev
  2. Yaroslav II of Kiev
  3. Yaropolk, Prince of Shumsk
    1. Vasylko (1151–1182), prince of Shumsk
  4. Evdokia, married Mieszko III the Old, High Duke of Poland.[4]
  5. daughter, in 1143 married Rogvold Rogvoldovich of Drutsk.[4]

Iziaslav's second wife was Bagrationi daughter of King Demetrius I of Georgia, but they were married for only a few months in 1154 before his death. After the death of her husband, she returned to Georgia.[1]

Legacy

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On August 24, 2022, the 8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine) was given his honourary name.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Изяслав II Мстиславич; Ukrainian: Ізяслав Мстиславич

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Monomakh branch (Mstyslavychi) at Izbornik
  2. ^ Morby, John E. (2002). Dynasties of the world: a chronological and genealogical handbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780198604730.
  3. ^ Martin 2007, pp. 124, 125, 131, 145, 492.
  4. ^ a b c Monomakh branch (Volhynia) at Izbornik
  5. ^ "Три частини ССО отримали стрічку до Бойового Прапора «За мужність та відвагу»". ukrmilitary.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

Bibliography

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Iziaslav II Mstislavich
Born: ± 1097 Died: 13 November 1154
Regnal titles
Preceded by Prince of Pereyaslavl
1132
Succeeded by
Prince of Turov
1132–1134
Preceded by Prince of Pereyaslavl
1142–1145
Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Prince of Kiev
1146–1149
Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Prince of Kiev
1151–1154
Succeeded by