Mstislav Mstislav I of Kiev

June 1, 1076 (age 55)

Turaŭ, Žytkavičy District, Belarus

Mstislav"s Christian name was Theodore. Thereafter he was Monomakh"s co-ruler in Belgorod Kievsky, and inherited the Kievan throne after his death. He built numerous churches in Novgorod, of which Saint Nicholas Cathedral (1113) and the cathedral of Street Anthony Cloister (1117) survive to the present day. Later, he would also erect important churches in Kiev, notably his family sepulchre at Berestovo and the church of Our Lady at Podil. Mstislav"s life was spent in constant warfare with Cumans (1093, 1107, 1111, 1129), Estonians (1111, 1113, 1116, 1130), Lithuanians (1131), and the princedom of Polotsk (1127, 1129). Mstislav was the last ruler of united Rus, and upon his death, as the chronicler put it, "the land of Rus was torn apart". In 1095, Mstislav wed Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. They had many children: Malmfred, married (1) Sigurd I of Norway. (2) Eric II of Denmark Eupraxia, married Alexius Comnenus, son of John II Comnenus Vsevolod of Novgorod and Pskov Maria, married Vsevolod II of Kiev Iziaslav II of Kiev Rostislav of Kiev Sviatopolk of Pskov Rogneda, married Yaroslav of Volinya Xenia, married Briachislav of Izyaslawl Christine died on January 18, 1122. Later that year Mstislav married again, to Ljubava Saviditsch, the daughter of Dmitry Saviditsch, a nobleman of Novgorod. Their children were: Vladimir III Mstislavich (1132–1171) Euphrosyne of Kiev, (c 1130 – c 1193) married King Géza II of Hungary in 1146. Through Euphrosyne, Mstislav is an ancestor of both Philippa of Hainault and King Edward III of England, hence of all subsequent English and British monarchs. Through his mother Gytha, he is part of a link between Harold II of England and the modern line of English kings founded by William the Conqueror, who deposed him.

Mstislav Mstislav I of Kiev

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Background

As his father"s future successor, Mstislav reigned in Novgorod the Great from 1088-1093 and (after a brief stint at Rostov) from 1095–1117.

Career

Mstislav"s Christian name was Theodore. Thereafter he was Monomakh"s co-ruler in Belgorod Kievsky, and inherited the Kievan throne after his death. He built numerous churches in Novgorod, of which Saint Nicholas Cathedral (1113) and the cathedral of Street Anthony Cloister (1117) survive to the present day.

Later, he would also erect important churches in Kiev, notably his family sepulchre at Berestovo and the church of Our Lady at Podil.

Mstislav"s life was spent in constant warfare with Cumans (1093, 1107, 1111, 1129), Estonians (1111, 1113, 1116, 1130), Lithuanians (1131), and the princedom of Polotsk (1127, 1129). Mstislav was the last ruler of united Rus, and upon his death, as the chronicler put it, "the land of Rus was torn apart".

In 1095, Mstislav wed Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. They had many children:

Malmfred, married (1) Sigurd I of Norway.

(2) Eric II of Denmark

Eupraxia, married Alexius Comnenus, son of John II Comnenus

Vsevolod of Novgorod and Pskov

Maria, married Vsevolod II of Kiev

Iziaslav II of Kiev

Rostislav of Kiev

Sviatopolk of Pskov

Rogneda, married Yaroslav of Volinya

Xenia, married Briachislav of Izyaslawl

Christine died on January 18, 1122.

Later that year Mstislav married again, to Ljubava Saviditsch, the daughter of Dmitry Saviditsch, a nobleman of Novgorod. Their children were:

Vladimir III Mstislavich (1132–1171)

Euphrosyne of Kiev, (c 1130 – c 1193) married King Géza II of Hungary in 1146. Through Euphrosyne, Mstislav is an ancestor of both Philippa of Hainault and King Edward III of England, hence of all subsequent English and British monarchs.

Through his mother Gytha, he is part of a link between Harold II of England and the modern line of English kings founded by William the Conqueror, who deposed him.

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