Monomakhovichi

House of Monomakh
Parent house	Rurikids
Country	Rus'
Founded	1113
Founder	Vladimir II Monomakh
Current head	Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Shakhovskoy (born 1934)[1][2]
Titles	King of Rus' Grand Prince of Kiev Grand Prince of Lithuania Tsar of Russia
Deposition	Russia: 1598 (no heir to the throne)

Monomakhovichi or House of Monomakh was a major princely branch of the Rurikid dynasty, descendants of which managed to inherit many princely titles which originated in Kievan Rus'. The progenitor of the house is Vladimir II Monomakh (son of Vsevolod). The name derived from the grandfather of Vladimir, Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos of the Monomachos family.

Due to its dominance and conflicts within itself, the branch was subdivided into three major factions: the sons of Mstislav I of Kiev, Izyaslavichi and Rostislavichi; and the sons of Yuri Dolgorukiy, Yurievichi. The split occurred in the 12th century. By that time, Kievan Rus' has already lost its control over the Principality of Polotsk (Iziaslavichi, later Vseslavichi) and the Principality of Halych (Romanovichi), which were self-governed by other branches of the Rurikid dynasty. The Monomakhovichi were in conflict with these branches.

Main branches

• Mstislavichi – Mstislav I of Kiev
  • Iziaslavichi of Volhynia – Iziaslav II of Kiev
    • Romanovichi of Galicia (Halych) – Roman the Great
  • Rostislavichi of Smolensk – Rostislav I of Kiev
    • Shakhovskoy – Konstantin Glebovich Shah^{[citation needed]}
• Yurievichi of Vladimir-Suzdal – Yuri Dolgorukiy
  • Yaroslavichi of Tver – Yaroslav of Tver
  • Daniilovichi of Moscow – Daniil of Moscow^[3]
  • Konstantinovichi of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal – Konstantin of Suzdal
• Lobanov-Rostovsky (Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky)^{[citation needed]}
• Gagarin of Starodub (Andrey Gagarin)^[4]

Yurievichi branch

Further information: Family tree of Russian monarchs

The Yurievichi branch (named after Yuri Dolgorukiy) would reign in Muscovy and the Tsardom of Russia until the 1598 death of Feodor I caused the Time of Troubles. The lineage from Yuri Dolgorukiy onwards is given in the table below:

References

1. Les familles princières de l'ancien empire de Russie (Jacques Ferrand)
2. The Noble Families of the Russian Empire, volume IV The Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia (Stanislaw Dumin & Prince Yuri Chikovani, Moscow 1998)
3. Martin 2007, p. 487.
4. Manaev, G. (2019-07-08). "Who founded Russia and ruled it before the Romanovs?". Russia Beyond the Headlines. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

Bibliography

• Halperin, Charles J. (1987). Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History. p. 222. ISBN 9781850430575. (e-book).
• Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Second Edition. E-book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.

External links

• Voytovych, L. Princely dynasties of Eastern Europe: composition, social and political role. Historical-Genealogical research. Lviv, 2000