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Gleb Yurevich

Type Figure Region Kievan Rus' Time c. 1120–1171 Also known as Gleb Yurevich、Gleb of Kiev、格列布·尤里维奇

Gleb Yurevich (unknown birth year, died 1171) was a son of Yuri Dolgoruky and a prince of the Rurikid Vladimir-Suzdal branch.…

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  1. c. 1140–1157Pereyaslavl-Zalessky · Rostov-SuzdalAs a son of Yuri Dolgoruky he was granted fiefs including Pereyaslavl, and in the 1140s under his father's rule he participated in developing the northeastern frontier. During this period the Kiev grand princely throne was repeatedly contested between Izyaslav and Yuri, and Gleb had not yet directly intervened in central politics.
  2. 1157–1170Pereyaslavl-Zalessky · Rostov-SuzdalAfter his father Yuri Dolgoruky died in 1157, his elder brother Andrei Bogolyubsky became Grand Prince of Vladimir, while Gleb continued to hold the fief of Pereyaslavl, maintaining his princely status among the northeastern fiefs.
  3. 1171Kiev · KievIn July 1171, with the support of his younger brothers, he took control of Kiev, but was soon defeated by Igor Svyatoslavich, Grand Prince of Chernigov. He was killed around July 20 of the same year, reigning only a few weeks, marking the beginning of a new round of contention for the Kiev grand princely throne.

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