Izyaslav II - fresco of the Novospassky Monastery

Iziaslav II Mstislavich (
at Izbornik – 13 November 1154) was

Grand Prince of Kiev The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes also Grand Duke) was the title of the monarch of Kievan Rus', residing in Kiev (modern Kyiv) from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prin ...

(1146–1154). He was also

Prince of Pereyaslavl The Prince of Pereyaslavl () was the ruler of the Principality of Pereyaslavl, a lordship based on the city of Pereyaslavl on the Trubizh River, and straddling extensive territory to the east in what are now parts of Ukraine. It was situated on t ...

(1132; 1143–1145),

Prince of Turov The Prince of Turov was the '' kniaz'', the ruler or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Turov, a lordship based on the city of Turov, now Turaŭ in Homiel Voblast, Belarus. Although not mentioned in his ''Testament'' of 1054, the city of Tu ...

(1132–1134),

Prince of Rostov The Principality of Suzdal, from 1157 the Grand Principality of Vladimir, commonly known as Vladimir-Suzdal, or simply Suzdalia, was a medieval principality that was established during the disintegration of Kievan Rus'. In historiography, the ...

(1134–), and

Prince of Volhynia This is a list of princes of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia (Principality of Halych, Halych or Halychyna) and its sister principality Principality of Volhynia, Volhynia (Volyn' or Volodymyr, Volyn Oblast, Volodymyr; Latin: ''Lodomeria''). They ...

(1134–1142). He is the founder of the ''Iziaslavichi'' branch of

Rurikid The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the ...

princes in

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Family

The second son of the Kievan prince Mstislav I and

Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden Christina Ingesdotter ( Swedish: ''Kristina''; 11th century – 18 January 1122) was a Swedish princess and a princess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, by marriage to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev. Life Christina was the daught ...

, grandson of

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 ...

. He was baptized as Panteleimon. The progenitor of the Izyaslavych dynasty of

and Galicia (senior branch). Great-grandfather of

Daniel of Galicia Daniel Romanovich (1201–1264) was Prince of Galicia (1205–1207; 1211–1212; 1230–1232; 1233–1234; 1238–1264), Prince of Volhynia, Volhynia (1205–1208; 1215–1238), Grand Prince of Kiev (1240), and King of Ruthenia (1253–1264). B ...

. The identity of his first wife, is a daughter of

Conrad III of Germany Conrad III (; ; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in t ...

and his first wife

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, her name was possibly "Agnes". She died in 1151. Their children were: #

Mstislav II of Kiev Mstislav II Iziaslavich (died 19 August 1170) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1158 to 1159 and again from 1167 to 1169. Life Mstislav was the son of Grand Prince Iziaslav II of Kiev. Along with his father, he participated in the wars against Yur ...

Yaroslav II of Kiev Yaroslav II Iziaslavich (died 1180) was Prince of Turov (1146), Novgorod (1148–1154), Lutsk (1154–1180) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1174–1175; 1180). He was the son of Iziaslav II of Kiev and Agnes Hohenstaufen and the brother of Mstislav II ...

# Yaropolk, Prince of

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## Vasylko (1151–1182), prince of Shumsk # Evdokia, married Mieszko III the Old, High Duke of

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.Monomakh branch (Volhynia)
at Izbornik # daughter, in 1143 married Rogvold Rogvoldovich of

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. Iziaslav's second wife was Bagrationi daughter of King Demetrius I of Georgia, but they were married for only a few months in 1154 before his death. After the death of her husband, she returned to

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Legacy

On August 24, 2022, the

8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine) The 8th Separate Special Operations Regiment, or the Special Operations Center "West" (''Knyaz Izyaslav Mstyslavych''), A0553, is a regiment of the Special Operations Forces (Ukraine), Special Operations Forces. It is headquartered in the city of K ...

was given his honorary name.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iziaslav 02 of Kiev 1090s births 1154 deaths Princes of Pereyaslavl Princes of Turov Princes of Volhynia Grand princes of Kiev 12th-century princes from Kievan Rus' Year of birth uncertain