Rurik Rostislavich
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Rurik Rostislavich (also spelled Riurik;[1][a] c. 1140 – 19 April 1212)[b][3] was Prince of Novgorod (1170–1171), Belgorod (1173–1194), Grand Prince of Kiev (1173;[1] 1180–1181; 1194–1201; 1203–1204; 1205-1206; 1207–1210),[citation needed] and Prince of Chernigov (1210–1212).
Life
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Rurik, also known under his baptismal name Basil,[3] was the son of Rostislav I of Kiev.[4] In the 1160s, he ruled the province of Drevlians before becoming the prince of Ovruch (1168).[3] Succession conflicts intermittently placed Rurik on the throne of the Kievan Rus' no fewer than six times between 1173 and 1210.[5] Between 1173 and 1181 Rurik spent brief periods as a ruler of Novgorod the Great and Kiev.[3]
According to the account in the Kievan Chronicle,[6] Rurik became co-ruler with Sviatoslav Vsevolodovich of Kiev (who had become prince of Kiev in 1177),[7] a "duumvirate" arrangement that lasted until Sviatoslav's death in 1194.[8] According to the Novgorod Fourth Chronicle and Sofia First Chronicle tradition sub anno 6688 (1180) and 6693 (1185), Sviatoslav reigned alone, and there is no mention of Rurik as co-prince.[9] After the death of Sviatoslav in 1194, he became Prince of Kiev in his own right. A conflict with the Olgovichi house, as well as with Galician prince Roman Mstislavich led to his deposition.[3]
The loss of power over Kiev led Rurik to seek alliance with Cumans.[3] After a brief stint in Chernigov, where he built the Church of St. Paraskebas,[citation needed] Rurik, along with his kinsmen and a Cuman army, attacked and sacked Kiev in 1203,[10] but was repelled until Roman's death in 1205.[citation needed] Rurik had been confined to a monastery in 1204, but he abandoned his holy vows and returned to the throne.[citation needed]
His cousin, Vsevolod Chermny, felt that Rurik's previous monastic vows rendered his authority invalid, and so attacked and briefly seized Kiev in 1206, 1207, and 1211.[citation needed] In 1210, Rurik was forced to abdicate the Kievan throne to Vsevolod. For the remainder of his life he governed in Chernigov.[3]
Rurik was married to Anna of Turov; among their children was Rostislav II of Kiev.[citation needed]
Notes
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[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 128.
- ^ >Hypatian Chronicle
- ^ a b c d e f g Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lenhoff 2015, p. 18.
- ^ Ostrowski 2018, p. 36.
- ^ Martin 2006, pp. 277–278.
- ^ Martin 2006, p. 277.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 130.
- ^ Martin 2006, p. 278.
- ^ Magocsi 2010, p. 124.
Sources
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