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Iziaslav I of Kiev

Type Figure Region Kievan Rus' Time c. 1024–1078 Also known as Iziaslav I of Kiev、Iziaslav Yaroslavich、Изяслав Ярославич

Grand Prince of Kiev, son of Yaroslav the Wise. After his father's death in 1054 he divided Rus' among his brothers and initially held Kiev;…

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  1. c. 1024–1053Turov · Principality of PolotskEldest son of Yaroslav the Wise, he received appanages including Turov in his early years and learned governance and warfare under his father, laying the groundwork for his later bid for the Kievan throne.
  2. 1054–1060Kiev · Kievan Rus'After Yaroslav's death in 1054, in accordance with his father's testament he divided the realm with his brothers, and Iziaslav took Kiev as head of the Rus' principalities. In the 1050s he oversaw church and diplomatic affairs in Kiev, maintained contacts with Byzantium and Poland, and coordinated his brothers' territories.
  3. 1069–1078Kiev · Kievan Rus'In 1068 he was driven out by his brothers, including Sviatoslav Prince of Chernigov; with the support of Polish King Bolesław II he regained the throne in 1069 and once again controlled Kiev until his death in battle in 1078.

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