Vsevolod the Big Nest
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Vsevolod III Yuryevich | |
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Born | 19 October 1154 Yuri Dolgoruky |
Mother | Helene |
Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (Russian: Все́волод III Ю́рьевич Большо́е Гнездо́,
Family
Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son of
Vsevolod spent his youth at the chivalric court of the
Reign
In 1173 two
Vsevolod showed little mercy to those who disobeyed his commands. In 1180 and 1187 he punished the princes of
But Kievan matters concerned Vsevolod little in the latter part of his reign. He concentrated on building up his own capital,
Death and succession
Before his death, grand prince Vsevolod divided his territories between his sons, with the second-oldest Yuri receiving the largest share.
Immediately after Vsevolod's death, the Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession (1212–1216) broke out between his sons, who each sought a larger share of his inheritance for themselves.[1]
Marriage and children
Vsevolod married first Maria, whose origins are disputed. She has been variously identified as Ossetian, Alan and Moravian. They had at least fourteen children:[citation needed]
- Sbyslava (Pelagia) Vsevolodovna (born 26 October 1178).
- Vseslava Vsevolodovna. Married Chernigov. His paternal grandfather was Vsevolod II of Kiev.
- Verchoslava Vsevolodovna. Married Rostislav II of Kiev.
- Konstantin of Rostov (18 May 1186 – 2 February 1218).
- Boris Vsevolodovich. (c. 1187–1238).
- Gleb Vsevolodovich (d. 29 September 1189).
- Yuri II of Vladimir (1189 – 4 March 1238).
- Yaroslav II of Vladimir (8 February 1191 – 30 September 1246).
- Helena Vsevolodovna (d. 1204).
- Vladimir Vsevolodovich, Prince of Yuryev-Polsky (25 October 1192 – 6 January 1227).
- Sviatoslav III of Vladimir (27 March 1196 – 3 February 1252).
- Ioann Vsevolodovich, Prince of Starodub (28 November 1197 – after 1247).
- Anna Vsevolodovna. Married Vladimir, Prince of Belgorod(d. 1239).
Maria died in 1205 or 1206. Vsevolod married Liubov Vasilkovna in 1209. She was a daughter of Vasilko Bryacheslavich, Prince of Vitebsk. They had no known children. [citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Alef, Gustave (1956). A history of the Muscovite civil war: the reign of Vasili II (1425–1462) (PhD). p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
When Vsevold died in 1212 he divided his territories among his sons, the largest portion going to the second oldest, Iuri. Immediately the sons began to war amongst themselves, each striving to achieve a more favorable position and lands which contributed to the decline of the Suzdal-Vladimir principality.