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Iziaslav II Mstislavich

Type Figure Region Kievan Rus' Time 1097–1154 Also known as Iziaslav II

Iziaslav Mstislavich (1097–1154), son of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev, was an important prince of the Monomakh branch of the Rurik dynasty.…

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  1. 1097–1145Polotsk · PolotskIn his early years he received appanages such as Polotsk and Kursk and took part in campaigns against the Polovtsians. After being defeated by Vsevolod Olgovich in 1139 he lost power for a time, but retained some appanages and political influence.
  2. 1146–1149Kiev · KievAfter Vsevolod Olgovich's death in 1146 he took control of Kiev and pursued defensive policies against the Polovtsians. In 1149 he was defeated by Yuri Dolgoruky and forced into exile in Poland and Hungary seeking foreign support.
  3. 1151–1154Kiev · KievIn 1151, with aid from Hungarian King Géza II and Poland's Bolesław IV, he returned to Kiev and again contended with Yuri Dolgoruky. In his later years he devoted himself to mediating disputes among his brothers' appanages and to foreign defense, dying of illness in Kiev in 1154.

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