Vladimir III of Kiev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mstislavich.

Vladimir III Mstislavich[a] (1132–1171) was a prince of Dorogobuzh (1150–1154; 1170–1171), Vladimir and Volyn (1154–1157), Slutsk (1162), Trypillia (1162–1168) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1171). He was the son of Mstislav I Vladimirovich. Vladimir was the grandson of Vladimir Monomakh.

Biography

Due to his brief rule, he is omitted from some lists of the princes of Kiev. The chronology provided in the Hypatian and Khlebnikov copies of the Kievan Chronicle show various errors, and also contradict each other. According to historian Leonid Makhnovets (1989), his reign should be dated from 5 February to 10 May 1171, three months and a few days, even though the text says "four months" (because incomplete periods of time were customarily rounded up).[1]

Private life

Vladimir was a son of Mstislav I from his second marriage with Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich.[b] According to Latopis kijowski Vladimir was born between 1 March 1131 and 29 February 1132.

He kept excellent ties with Hungary and Serbia. In 1150 he married the daughter of Serbia's Beloš Vukanović. According to old Russian annals, her titular name was inscribed as "Banovna". They had four sons.

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Владимир III Мстиславич; Ukrainian: Володимир III Мстиславич
  2. ^ According to Philip Line, Vladimir's mother was Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden.[2]

References

  1. ^ Makhnovets 1989, pp. 306–307.
  2. ^ Line 2007, p. 603.

Bibliography

  • Line, Philip (2007). Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130 - 1290. Brill.
  • Makhnovets, Leonid (1989). Літопис Руський за Іпатським списком [Rus' Chronicle according to the Hypatian Codex] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Dnipro. p. 591. ISBN 5-308-00052-2. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
Vladimir III Mstislavich
Born: 1132 Died: 1171
Preceded by Grand Prince of Kiev
1171 		Succeeded by


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