Roman Rostislavich ( Ukrainian and ; died 1180) was

Prince of Smolensk The Prince of Smolensk was the '' kniaz'', the ruler or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Smolensk, a lordship based on the city of Smolensk. It passed between different groups of descendants of Grand Prince Iaroslav I of Kiev until 1125, wh ...

(1160–1172; 1177–1180),

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 ...

(1171–1173; 1175–1177), and

Prince of Novgorod The Prince of Novgorod () was the title of the ruler of Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod in present-day Russia. From 1136, it was the title of the figurehead leader of the Novgorod Republic. The position was originally an appointed one until the late ...

(1178–1179). He was the son of Rostislav Mstislavich. Temporarily installed as grand prince of Kiev in July 1171, he was quickly replaced by

Andrey Bogolyubsky Andrey Yuryevich Bogolyubsky (, lit. Andrey Yuryevich of Bogolyubovo; died 28 June 1174) was Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal from 1157 until his death. During repeated internecine wars between the princely clans, Andrey accompanied his father Yuri D ...

's brother,

Mikhail of Vladimir Mikhalko (Mikhail) Yuryevich (; died 20 June 1176) was Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1174, and from 1175 to 1176. He was a son of Yuri Dolgoruky. Life Yuri Dolgoruky's eldest son by his second marriage, Mikhalko Yuryevich was removed from the Suz ...

. He had a son:

Mstislav III of Kiev Mstislav Romanovich the Old (died 1223) was Prince of Pskov (1179–?), Smolensk (1197–?), Belgorod (1206), Galich (?–?) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1212–1223). He was the son of Roman Rostislavich. Reign Mstislav defeated an invading ...

References

Bibliography

* Proceedings of the International Congress Commemorating the Millennium of Christianity in Rus'-Ukraine (1988/1989).

Succession

Year of birth missing 1180 deaths Rostislavichi family (Smolensk) Princes of Smolensk Princes of Novgorod Grand princes of Kiev 12th-century princes from Kievan Rus' {{Europe-royal-stub