Yaroslav II of Kiev
Yaroslav II Iziaslavich[a] (died 1180) was Prince of Turov (1146), Novgorod (1148–1154), Lutsk (1154–1180) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1174–1175; 1180). He was the son of Iziaslav II of Kiev and Agnes Hohenstaufen and the brother of Mstislav II of Kiev.
Biography[edit]
After the murder of Andrey Bogolyubsky, Yaroslav's relatives managed to maneuver him into the Kievan throne. He contended with a senior relative, Sviatoslav Vsevolodivich, for over two years before Sviatoslav eventually won power for himself and became the uncontested ruler of Kiev.
Family[edit]
He was married to Richeza, daughter Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia.
- Ingvar Yaroslavich (?-1220), prince of Lutsk (1180-1220), Grand Prince of Kiev (1201-1202, 1203, 1204)
- Vsevolod Yaroslavich (?-1209)
- Iziaslav Yaroslavich (?-1195)
- Mstislav the Mute (?-1226)
- Ivan, prince of Lutsk and Chartoryisk
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Sources[edit]
- Martin, Janet L.B. Medieval Russia, 980-1584, 1995 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)
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