Viacheslav I of Kiev
Grand Prince of Kiev in 1139
Viacheslav Vladimirovich[a] (1083 – 2 February 1154) was a Prince of Smolensk (1113–1125), Turov (1125–1132; 1134–1146), Pereyaslavl (1132–1134; 1142), Peresopnytsia (1146–1149), Vyshgorod (1149–1151) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1139).[1]
He was a son of Vladimir Monomakh and Gytha of Wessex. On 18 February 1139 he succeeded his brother Yaropolk II of Kiev as grand prince, but was driven out in March by Vsevolod II of Kiev. He later ruled Kiev jointly with his nephew Iziaslav II of Kiev and died not long after Iziaslav in late 1154 or early 1155 and is buried in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. His only son, Michael Viacheslavovich, had predeceased him in 1129.
Notes
- ^ Russian: Вячеслав Владимирович; Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Володимирович
References
- ^ Morby, John E. (2002). Dynasties of the world: a chronological and genealogical handbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780198604730.
Viacheslav I Vladimirovich Rurik Born: 1083 Died: 2 February 1154 | ||
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Preceded by Sviatoslav Vladimirovich | Prince of Smolensk 1113–1127 | Succeeded by Rostislav Mstislavich |
Vacant control of grand prince Title last held by Viacheslav Iaropolkovich | Prince of Turov 1127–1132 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prince of Pereyaslavl 1132–1134 | Succeeded by Andrey Vladimirovich |
Prince of Turov 1134–1146 | Succeeded by | |
Preceded by Andrey Vladimirovich | Prince of Pereyaslavl 1142 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Grand Prince of Kiev 1139 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Grand Prince of Kiev 1151–1154 with Iziaslav II | Succeeded by |
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