Izyaslavichi of Volhynia
Iziaslav II Mstislavich (Russian: Изяслав II Мстиславич; Ukrainian: Ізяслав Мстиславич; c. 1096[1] – 13 November 1154)[1] was Grand Prince of Kiev (1146–1149; 1151–1154). He was also Prince of Pereyaslavl (1132; 1143–1145), Prince of Turov (1132–1134), Prince of Rostov (1134–), and Prince of Volhynia (1134–1142).
Family
The second son of the Kievan prince Mstislav I and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, grandson of Vladimir II Monomakh. He was baptized as Panteleimon.[1] The progenitor of the Izyaslavych dynasty of Volhynia and Galicia (senior branch).[2] Great-grandfather of Daniel of Galicia.
The identity of his first wife, is a daughter of Conrad III of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Comburg, her name was possibly "Agnes". She died in 1151. Their children were:
- Mstislav II of Kiev
- Yaroslav II of Kiev
- Yaropolk, Prince of Shumsk
- Vasylko (1151–1182), prince of Shumsk
- Evdokia, married Mieszko III the Old, High Duke of Poland.[2] No primary sources confirmed parentage of Eudoxia.[citation needed]
- daughter, in 1143 married Prince of Drutsk Rogvold Rogvoldovich[2] (see Principality of Drutsk)
Iziaslav's second wife was Bagrationi daughter of King Demetrius I of Georgia, but they were married for only a few months in 1154 before his death. After the death of her husband, she returned to Georgia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Monomakh branch (Mstyslavychi) at Izbornik
- ^ a b c Monomakh branch (Volhynia) at Izbornik