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Rostislava
Grand Duchess Rostislava Mstislavna, Christian name: Feodosia (Theodosia) was the second wife of Yaroslav II of Vladimir, Yaroslav II, Grand Duke of Novgorod and Grand Principality of Vladimir, Vladimir. Her parents were Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold and a daughter (christened Maria) of the Kipchaks, Kipchak Khan (title), Khan Köten, Kotyan. The information about her is scarce and controversial. References Further reading *Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, ''Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe'', 2nd edition, London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999, table 136 1200s births 1200s deaths Medieval Russian princesses Princesses from Kievan Rus' Eastern Orthodox nuns Rurikids {{russia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslav II Of Vladimir
Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich (; Christian name: ''Theodor'' (); 8 February 1191 – 30 September 1246), also transliterated as Iaroslav, was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1238 to 1246. He collaborated with Batu Khan following the Mongol invasion, before he was ultimately poisoned. Prince of Pereyaslav Yaroslav was the fourth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna. In 1200, he was sent by his father to rule the town of Pereiaslav near the Kypchak steppes. Six years later, he was summoned by boyars of Halych to rule their city but could not effectively claim the throne. Thereupon he was sent to take Ryazan, but the stubborn opposition of the inhabitants led to the city being burnt. In 1209, Vsevolod sent Yaroslav to oppose Mstislav the Bold in Novgorod. After several battles, the two princes made peace, whereby Yaroslav married Mstislav's daughter. Upon his deathbed, Vsevolod the Big Nest bequeathed to him Pereslavl-Zalessky. In the conflict between his elder brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
