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Rostislav Vladimirovich
Eldest son of Vladimir Monomakh, born around the 1070s, granted Pereyaslavl then transferred to Polotsk;…
Timeline
- 1070–1079Pereyaslavl · Kievan Rus'Rostislav was the eldest son of Vladimir Monomakh, granted Pereyaslavl in childhood, growing up during his father's eastern campaigns against the Polovtsy and receiving military and administrative training.
- 1079–1093Polotsk · PolotskTransferred to Polotsk around 1079, he governed the northern stronghold in the 1080s, consolidating the Monomakh family's influence in the Western Dvina basin; in 1093 he answered the call to join the eastern campaign against the Polovtsy and was killed near Pereyaslavl.
Sources
- Primary Chronicle (Tale of Bygone Years) — Nestor and continuators
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Rostyslav Volodymyrovych https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CR%5CO%5CRostyslavVolodymyrovych.htm