Volodar Rostislavich (; ; died 1124) was Prince of Zvenyhorod (1085–1092) and Peremyshl' (1092–1097). Europe mediterranean 1190 cropped

He actively was involved in the Polish internal affairs. Volodar also waged a war against the grand prince of Kiev, Sviatopolk II of Kiev and his son Yaroslav. In 1121 Volodar was imprisoned in

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, but was bonded out by his brother Vasilko Rostislavich. Together with Vasilko, he participated at the federal council in

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in 1097 (see

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). His father was

Rostislav of Tmutarakan Rostislav Vladimirovich ( – 3 February 1066) was a landless prince ('' izgoi'') from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’. He was baptized as Mikhail. According to the Russian genealogist Nikolai Baumgarten, the mother of Rostislav was Oda ...

; his son was Vladimirko of Halych, father of Yaroslav Osmomysl.

Legacy

Today there is confusion between two localities of former Zvenyhorod city, one being located in

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and another in

Chortkiv Raion Chortkiv Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of History In the Second Polish Republic, the area belonged to the County of Kopczync ...

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...

. The map on the left shows one east of

Halych Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), ...

(pol. ''Halicz''), which is one in the Ternopil Oblast, while the official Ukrainian historiography claims the one near

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, which would be located north of Halych.

Military campaigns

* against Kiev in 1099 (near Zolochiv) * against

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in 1099 (near Peremyshl)

References

External links

Volodar Rostyslavych in the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993)
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Profile of Volodar at hrono.ru
Year of birth missing 1124 deaths Rostislavichi family (Tmutarakan) 12th century in Kievan Rus' Princes of Zvenyhorod {{East-Slavic-hist-stub