The House of Monomakh or Monomakhovichi were a major princely branch of the Rurikid dynasty, descendants of which managed to inherit many princely titles which originated in

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical At ...

History

The progenitor of the house is

Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh (; Christian name: ''Vasily''; 26 May 1053 – 19 May 1125) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), May 6 ...

(son of Vsevolod). The name derived from the grandfather of Vladimir, Byzantine emperor

Constantine IX Monomachos Constantine IX Monomachos (; 980/ 1000 – 11 January 1055) reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 1042 to January 1055. Empress Zoë Porphyrogenita chose him as a husband and co-emperor in 1042, although he had been exiled for conspiring agai ...

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 Mstislav I Vladimirovich Monomakh (; Christian name: ''Fedor''; February 1076 – 14 April 1132), also known as Mstislav the Great, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1125 until his death in 1132. After his death, the state began to quickly disin ...

, Izyaslavichi and Rostislavichi; and the sons of

Yuri Dolgorukiy Yuri I Vladimirovich (; ; c. 1099 – 15 May 1157), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy (, ) or the Long Arm, was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal, acquiring the name ''Suzdalia'' during his reign. Noted for successfully curbing t ...

, Yurievichi. The split occurred in the 12th century. By that time, Kievan Rus' has already lost its control over the

Principality of Polotsk The Principality of Polotsk (obsolete spelling: ''Polock''; ; ), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', was a medieval principality. The origin and date of the establishment of the state are uncertain. Chronicles of Kievan Rus' ...

(Iziaslavichi, later Vseslavichi) and the

Principality of Halych The Principality of Galicia (; ), also known as Principality of Halych or Principality of Halychian Rus, was a medieval East Slavs, East Slavic principality, and one of the main regional states within the political scope of Kievan Rus', establi ...

(Romanovichi), which were self-governed by other branches of the Rurikid dynasty. The Monomakhovichi were in conflict with these branches.

Main branches

* Mstislavichi –

** Iziaslavichi of Volhynia – Iziaslav II of Kiev *** Romanovichi of Galicia (Halych) –

Roman the Great Roman Mstislavich ( – 19 June 1205), also known as Roman the Great, was Prince of Novgorod (1168–1170), Volhynia (1170–1189; 1189–1205), and Galicia (1189; 1198/99–1205). He founded the ''Romanovichi'' branch of Rurikids, which wou ...

** Rostislavichi of Smolensk –

Rostislav I of Kiev Rostislav Mstislavich ( – 1167) was Prince of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1154–1155; 1159–1161; 1161–1167). He is the founder of the Rostislavichi branch of Rurikid princes in Smolensk Smolensk ...

*** Shakhovskoy – Konstantin Glebovich Shah * Yurievichi of Vladimir-Suzdal –

** Yaroslavichi of Tver – Yaroslav of Tver ** Daniilovichi of Moscow – Daniil of Moscow ** Konstantinovichi of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal – Konstantin of Suzdal * Lobanov-Rostovsky ( Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky) * Gagarin of Starodub ( Andrey Gagarin)

Yurievichi branch

The Yurievichi branch (named after

) would reign in

Muscovy Muscovy or Moscovia () is an alternative name for the Principality of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to: *Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555 *Muscovy duck (''Cairina mosch ...

and the

Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia, also known as the Tsardom of Moscow, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan the Terrible, Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721. ...

until the 1598 death of Feodor I caused the

Time of Troubles The Time of Troubles (), also known as Smuta (), was a period of political crisis in Tsardom of Russia, Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Feodor I of Russia, Feodor I, the last of the Rurikids, House of Rurik, and ended in 1613 wit ...

. The lineage from Yuri Dolgorukiy onwards is given in the table below:

References

Bibliography

* (e-book). * {{cite book , title=Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Second Edition. E-book , last=Martin , first=Janet , url=https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/book/802816/medieval-russia-980-1584/janet-martin/ , year=2007 , publisher=Cambridge University Press , location=Cambridge , isbn=978-0-511-36800-4

External links

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