Prince of Smolensk
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The Prince of Smolensk was the kniaz, the ruler
or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Smolensk
, a lordship based on the city of Smolensk
. It passed between different groups of descendants of Grand Prince Iaroslav I of Kiev until 1125, when following the death of Vladimir Monomakh the latter's grandson Rostislav Mstislavich was installed in the principality, while the latter's father Mstislav I Vladimirovich became Grand Prince. It gained its own bishopric in 1136. It was Rostislav's descendents, the Rostaslavichi, who ruled the principality until the fifteenth-century. Smolensk enjoyed stronger western ties than most Rus' principalities.
Ruler
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or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Smolensk
Principality of Smolensk
The Principality of Smolensk was a Kievan Rus' lordship from the eleventh to the fifteenth century...
, a lordship based on the city of Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
. It passed between different groups of descendants of Grand Prince Iaroslav I of Kiev until 1125, when following the death of Vladimir Monomakh the latter's grandson Rostislav Mstislavich was installed in the principality, while the latter's father Mstislav I Vladimirovich became Grand Prince. It gained its own bishopric in 1136. It was Rostislav's descendents, the Rostaslavichi, who ruled the principality until the fifteenth-century. Smolensk enjoyed stronger western ties than most Rus' principalities.
Pre-Rostaslavichi
- Stanislav Vladimirovich, 1010–1015
- Viacheslav Iaroslavich, 1054–1057
- Igor YaroslavichIgor YaroslavichIgor Yaroslavich was one of the younger sons of Yaroslav the Wise from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’. He was baptized as George.The date of his birth is unsure. Some historians consider him to be born in 1034–35, while others think that he was born after Yaroslav moved to Kiev in 1036...
, 1057–1060 - Sviatoslav IaroslavichSviatoslav II of KievSviatoslav Iaroslavich was the Prince of Chernihiv from 1054 to 1073 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 1073 until his death...
(?), 1060-1073 (annexed to Kiev) - Vladimir Monomakh, 1073-1077/8
- Vladimir Vsevolodich, 1077–1085
- Iziaslav Vladimirovich, 1093–1094
- Davyd I Sviatoslavich, 1094 x 1096
- Mstislav Vladimirovich, 1094 x 1096
- Davyd I Sviatoslavich (again), 1096–1097
- Sviatoslav Vladimirovich, 1097–1113
- Viacheslav VladimirovichViacheslav I of KievViacheslav Vladimirovich , Prince of Smolensk , Turov , Pereyaslavl , Peresopnitsa , Vyshgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev ....
, 1113–1125
Rostaslavichi
- Rostislav Mstislavich, 1125–1160
- Roman Rostislavich, 1159/60-1172
- Iaropolk Romanovich, 1172–1174
- Mstislav I RostislavichMstislav RostislavichMstislav Rostislavich , known as "The Brave" , was Prince of Smolensk and Prince of Novgorod. He should not be confused with another prince of the same name, Mstislav Rostislavich Bezokii , who was Prince of Rostov and also Prince of Novgorod and who died in...
"The Bold", 1175–1177 - Roman Rostislavich (again), 1177–1180
- Davyd Rostislavich, 1180–1197
- Mstislav II Romanovic, 1197–1213
- Vladimir RiurikovichVladimir III RurikovichVladimir IV Rurikovich , Prince of Pereyaslavl , Smolensk and Grand Prince of Kiev . Son of Rurik Rostislavich....
, 1212/3-1219 - Mstislav III Davydovich, 1223–1231
- Rostislav II Mstislavich, 1231/2
- Sviatoslav I Mstislavich, 1232–1239
- Vsevolod Mstislavich, 1239–1249
- Gleb I Rostislavich, 1249–1278
- Mikhail Rostislavich, 1278/1279
- Fedor Rostislavich ("The Black"), 1279/80-1287
- Aleksandr Glebovich, 1297–1313
- Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1313–1359
- Sviatoslav II Ivanovich, 1359–1386
- Iurii SviatoslavichYury of SmolenskYury Svyatoslavich or Georgy Svyatoslavovich was the last sovereign ruler of Smolensk and Bryansk whose life was spent in vain attempts to fend off aggression by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.- Biography :...
, 1386–1394 - Gleb II Sviatoslavich, 1394–1395
- Iurii SviatoslavichYury of SmolenskYury Svyatoslavich or Georgy Svyatoslavovich was the last sovereign ruler of Smolensk and Bryansk whose life was spent in vain attempts to fend off aggression by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.- Biography :...
(again), 1401–1407 - Lithuanian ruleGrand Duchy of LithuaniaThe Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...