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Iziaslav Yaroslavich

Type Figure Region Kievan Rus' Time c. 1024–1078 Also known as Iziaslav I

Grand Prince of Kiev, eldest son of Yaroslav the Wise; first became Grand Prince of Kiev in 1054 after his father's death, but his rule was repeatedl…

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  1. c. 1024–1054Turov · TurovAs Yaroslav the Wise's eldest son, he received governance of Turov and other places in his early years and participated in Rus' politics during his father's lifetime; after Yaroslav's death in 1054, in line with succession custom he took control of Kiev and became the supreme ruler of Rus'.
  2. 1054–1073Kiev · KievFirst ruled Kiev 1054–1068; in 1068, for failing to effectively respond to the Polovtsian invasion, he was driven out by a Kievan popular uprising and exiled to Poland; in 1069 he regained the throne with the military force of Polish King Bolesław II, only to be overthrown again by his brothers in 1073.
  3. 1077–1078near the Alta River · Kievan Rus'Became Grand Prince of Kiev again in 1077; the following year he led an army against Vseslav, Prince of Polotsk, and was killed in battle. His repeatedly overturned reign is a classic illustration of the fraternal strife that wracked Rus' in the mid-to-late 11th century.

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