Monomakhovichi or House of Monomakh was a major princely branch of the

Rurik dynasty The Rurik dynasty ( be, Ру́рыкавічы, Rúrykavichy; russian: Рю́риковичи, Ryúrikovichi, ; uk, Рю́риковичі, Riúrykovychi, ; literally "sons/scions of Rurik"), also known as the Rurikid dynasty or Rurikids, was ...

, descendants of which managed to inherit practically all princely titles in the Grand Duchy of Kiev. The progenitor of the house is

Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh ( Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, ''Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ''; uk, Володимир Мономах, translit=Volodymyr Monomakh; russian: Владимир Мономах; Christian name: ''Vasiliy' ...

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

Constantine IX Monomachos Constantine IX Monomachos ( grc-x-medieval, Κωνσταντῖνος Μονομάχος, translit=Kōnstantinos IX Monomachos; 1004 – 11 January 1055), reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 1042 to January 1055. Empress Zoë Porphyrogenita ...

. 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 ( Russian: Мстислав Владимирович Великий, uk, Мстислав Володимирович Великий; February, 1076 – April 14, 1132), also known as Mstislav the Great, was ...

, Izyaslavichi and Rostislavichi; and the sons of

Yuri Dolgorukiy Yuri I Vladimirovich ( rus, Юрий Владимирович, Yuriy Vladimirovich), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy or the Long Arm ( rus, Юрий Долгорукий, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, meaning "Far-Reaching", c. 109915 May 1157) was a Ru ...

, Yurievichi. The split occurred in the 12th century. By that time, Rus has already lost its control over the Duchy of Polotsk and the Duchy of Halych which were self-governed by other Rurik-branched dynasties. The Monomakhovichi were in conflict also with other branches of the

Rurik Dynasty The Rurik dynasty ( be, Ру́рыкавічы, Rúrykavichy; russian: Рю́риковичи, Ryúrikovichi, ; uk, Рю́риковичі, Riúrykovychi, ; literally "sons/scions of Rurik"), also known as the Rurikid dynasty or Rurikids, was ...

such as the Olgovichi, Rostialvichi (Galicia) and Polotsk line.

Main branches

* Mstislavichi (

) **

Shakhovskoy The House of Shakhovskoy (alt. ''Shahovskoy'', ''Shahovskoi'', uk, Шаховської, russian: Шаховской, french: Chakhovskoï, german: Schachowskoi, it, Šachovskoj) is the name of a princely Russian family descending from the Ru ...

(Dmitry Shakhovskoy) * Volhynia (

Iziaslav II of Kiev Iziaslav II Mstislavich ( uk, Ізяслав Мстиславич, russian: Изяслав II Мстиславич; c. 1096 Rostislav I of Kiev Rostislav Mstislavich ( Russian and Ukrainian: Ростисла́в Мстисла́вич) ( c. 1110–1167), Kniaz' (Prince) of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (Kyiv, 1154, 1159–1167). He was t ...

) * Romanovichi (

Roman the Great Roman Mstislavich (russian: Рома́н Мстисла́вич Га́лицкий; uk, Рома́н Мстисла́вич), known as Roman the Great (c. 1152 – Zawichost, 19 June 1205) was a Rus’ prince, Grand Prince of Kiev, member of t ...

) * Yuryevichi (

) *

Lobanov-Rostovsky The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is a branch of the House of Rurik whose male-line ancestors ruled the Principality of Rostov in present-day Russia. History It originated with Prince Ivan (nicknamed Loban for his wide forehead), who lived a ...

( Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky) * Gagarin of Starodub (

Andrey Gagarin Prince Andrey Petrovich Gagarin (Russian: Андрей Петрович Гагарин; 9 July 1934, in Leningrad, USSR Saint_Petersburg.html" ;"title="oday Saint Petersburg">St. Petersburg, Russia] – 30 January 2011, in Maryland, United ...

) * Khilkov of Starodub

References

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External links

* Voytovych, L.
Princely dynasties of Eastern Europe: composition, social and political role. Historical-Genealogical research
'. Lviv, 2000 1113 establishments in Europe 1598 disestablishments in Europe *