Vladimir_III_Mstislavich

Vladimir III of Kiev

Vladimir III of Kiev

Grand Prince of Kiev in 1171


Vladimir III Mstislavich[lower-alpha 1] (1132–1171) was a prince of Dorogobuzh (1150–1154; 1170–1171), Vladimir and Volyn (1154–1157), Slutsk (1162), Trypillia (1162–1168) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1171). He was the son of Mstislav I Vladimirovich, grandson of Vladimir Monomakh. Due to his brief rule, he is omitted from some lists of the princes of Kiev.

Life

He was a son of Mstislav I from his second marriage with Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich. According to Latopis kijowski Vladimir was born between 1 March 1131 and 29 February 1132.

He kept excellent ties with Hungary and Serbia. In 1150 he married the daughter of Serbia's Beloš Vukanović. According to old Russian annals, her titular name was inscribed as "Banovna".

Notes

  1. Russian: Владимир III Мстиславич; Ukrainian: Володимир III Мстиславич
Vladimir III Mstislavich
Born: 1132 Died: 1171
Preceded by Grand Prince of Kiev
1171
Succeeded by




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