Principality of Kiev
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Inner Principality of Kiev Киевское кънѧжьство ( Old East Slavic ) | |||||||||
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1132–1471 | |||||||||
Left: Coin issued by Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich of Kiev (1388–1392)
Right: Coin of unknown prince with Saint Michael motif, the common figure of various Kievan coins | |||||||||
Semen Olelkovich | 1471 | ||||||||
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The inner Principality of Kiev (
The principality was formed during the process of political fragmentation of the
Territory
The inner Principality of Kiev occupied land areas on both banks of the
History
The region of the Kievan Rus' fragmented in the early 12th century and several semi-autonomous successor states arose. Kiev remained the core of the country and was the centre of spiritual life with the office of the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.
Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states were de facto independent and so led to the emergence of the Principality of Kiev as a separate state.
The importance of the Kievan Principality began to decline. In the years 1150–1180 many of its cities such as
The
Rulers
Grand Princes
- Yaropolk II Vladimirovich (1132—1139)
- Viacheslav Vladimirovich (1139)
- Vsevolod II Olgovich (1139—1146)
- Igor II Olgovich (1146)
- Iziaslav II Mstislavich (1146—1149)
- Yuri Dolgorukiy (1149—1151)
- Viacheslav Vladimirovich & Iziaslav II Mstislavich (Joint Rule) (1151–1154)
- Rostislav Mstislavich (1154)
- Izyaslav III Davidovich (1154—1155)
- Yuri Dolgorukiy (Second Term) (1155—1157)
- Izyaslav III Davidovich (Second Term) (1157–1158)
- Rostislav Mstislavich (Second Term) (1159–1162)
- Izyaslav III Davidovich (Third Term) (1162)
- Rostislav Mstislavich (Third Term) (1162–1167)
- Vladimir III Mstislavich(1167)
- Mstislav II Izyaslavich (1167–1169)
- Gleb Yuryevich (1169)
- Mstislav II Izyaslavich (Second Term) (1169–1170)
- Gleb Yuryevich (Second Term) (1170–1171)
- Vladimir III Mstislavich(1171)
- Roman Rostislavich (1171—1173)
- Vsevolod III Yuryevich (1173)
- Rurik Rostislavich (1173)
- Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich of Kiev (1174)
- Yaroslav II Iziaslavich (1174–1175)
- Roman Rostislavich (Second Term) (1175–1177)
- Sviatoslav Vsevolodovich of Vladimir (1177–1180)
- Rurik Rostislavich (Second Term) (1180–1181)
- Sviatoslav Vsevolodovich of Vladimir (1181–1194)
- Rurik Rostislavich (Third Term) (1194–1201)
- Ingvar Yaroslavich (1201—1203)
- Rurik Rostislavich (Fourth Term) (1203)
- Rostyslav Rurykovych (1203–1205)
- Rurik Rostislavich (Fifth Term) (1206)
- Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich (1206—1207)
- Rurik Rostislavich (Sixth Term) (1207–1210)
- Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich (Second Term) (1210–1214)
- Ingvar Yaroslavich (Second Term) (1214)
- Mstislav Romanovich (1214–1223)
- Vladimir IV Rurikovich(1223–1235)
- Iziaslav IV Vladimirovich(1235–1236)
- Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1236–1238)
- Mikhail Vsevolodovich (1238—1239)
- Rostislav Mstislavich of Smolensk (1240–1241)
- Mikhail Vsevolodovich (Second Term) (1241–1243)
After the Mongol invasion of Rus'
Principality did not have its own ruler and was ruled by viceroys (voivodes).
- Yaroslav II of Vladimir (Second Term) (1243–1246)
- Alexander Nevsky (1246—1263)
- Yaroslav III Yaroslavich (???-???)
Olgovichi, Prince of Putivl
The principality was ruled by princes of
- Vladimir Ivanovich (???–1300-???)
- Stanislav Terence (???–1324)
- Fyodor (1324–1362)
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The principality was ruled by princes of
- Vladimir Olgerdovich (1362—1395) *Start of Lithuanian Rule*
- Skirgaila (1395–1397)
- Ivan Borisovich (1397–1399)
- ??? (???–???)
- Olelko Vladimirovich (1443—1454)
- Simeon Olelkovich (1454—1471) *Principality became Kiev Voivodeship*
References
- ^ "Kyiv principality". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
Sources
- Christian, David. A History of Russia, Mongolia and Central Asia. Blackwell, 1999.
- Fennell, John, The Crisis of Medieval Russia, 1200–1304. (Longman History of Russia, general editor Harold Shukman.) Longman, London, 1983. ISBN 0-582-48150-3
- Martin, Janet, Medieval Russia 980–1584. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993. ISBN 0-521-36832-4
- ISBN 978-1442610217.
- ISBN 9780351176449.