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Vsevolod Mstislavich
Vsevolod Mstislavich (1132–1194), a 12th-century Rus' prince of the Mstislav line, was active in the political struggles of a fragmented Kievan Rus' …
Timeline
- c. 1132–1155Kievan Rus' · Kievan Rus'Born into the Mstislav line of the Rus' royal family, he was raised in princely tradition, receiving a princely education under the feudal appanage system and gradually growing up amid the political maneuvering among the city-principalities of Kievan Rus'.
- c. 1155–1175Novgorod · Novgorod PrincipalityIn the fragmented political landscape of Kievan Rus' he took part in the contests for thrones among the principalities, mediating or negotiating disputes over land and feudal succession among princes, and was active in the political circles around Novgorod in the north.
- c. 1175–1194Smolensk · Smolensk PrincipalityIn his later years he continued to be active in the political landscape of Rus's feudal era of division, witnessing and participating in the ongoing shifts of power among the principalities until his death around 1194, leaving a historical mark on 12th-century Rus' political life.
Sources
- The Russian Primary Chronicle (Laurentian Text) — Samuel Hazzard Cross; Olgerd P. Sherbowitz-Wetzor (英译) (1953)
- Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles, and Tales — Serge A. Zenkovsky (编译) (1974)