Rostislav Yaroslavich of Murom (c1100-1153)

Rostislav Yaroslavich (died 1153 ) - Prince prince, Ryazan and Murom.

Contents [ hide ] 1	Biography 2	Death 3	Family 4	References 5	References 6	References 7	References Biography [ edit | edit source ] Rostislav Yaroslavovich after the death of his father in 1129 owned Ryazan together with his brother Svyatoslav .. Svyatoslav reigned in Ryazan, and Rostislav in Pronsk.

After the death of his elder brother Yuri in 1143 and the transfer of Svyatoslav from Ryazan to Murom, Rostislav took the Ryazan throne. And in 2 years after the death of his middle brother Svyatoslav in 1145 he took the Murom throne, and in Ryazan left governor Gleb's son, violating the patrimonial rights of his nephew Svyatoslavich.

In the period 1146 - 1151's Rostislav an ally Izyaslav Mstislavovitch Volyn, Vladimir and Izyaslav Davidovich Chernigov against Yuri Vladimirovich Rostov and Svyatoslav Olegovich Novgorod-Seversky. When Izyaslav Mstislavich took Kiev and spoke against Svyatoslav Olgovich, Yuri Dolgoruky undertook a campaign to help Svyatoslav. Then Izyaslav asked Rostislav to raid the Suzdal volosts, and Yuri had to return from the road. Izyaslav managed to expel Sviatoslav from the Severschina, but in the same year 1146 the Suzdal princes Rostislav and AndreiYurievichi besieged Ryazan. As a result, Rostislav Yaroslavich together with his son Gleb had to flee to the Polovtsi, and only then did his nephews take the Ryazan princedom: Davyd Svyatoslavich (and very soon after his death - Igor Svyatoslavich ), the Murom - Vladimir Svyatoslavich. But already in 1149 Rostislav managed to return Murom, and in 1151 - and Ryazan.

In 1152, after hearing about the ruin of his Gorodok, Yuri Dolgoruky sent for help to the Ryazan princes; Rostislav appeared at his call with regiments Murom and Ryazan. The campaign ended with the unsuccessful siege of Chernigov.

In 1153 he founded the city of Rostislavl on the river. Oka.

Death
In 1153, Andrei of Bogolyubovo captured Ryazan, but was evicted by Rostislav with the assistance of the Polovtsians. SolovyovS.M. Solovyov dates this event back to 1154, and Ilovaisky DI postpones the death of Rostislav until 1155, considering the last chronicle news of him to be the news of the Ipatiev Chronicle about the crucifixion of the Ryazan princes Rostislav, while the news refers to the occupier at that time the Kiev Grand Prince's throne to Smolensk prince Rostislav Mstislavich.

Family
Father : Yaroslav Svyatoslavich (1070-e-1129) - Prince of Murom (1097-1129) and Chernigov (1123-1127).

Brothers :

Yuri (Theodore) (died 1143 ) - Prince of Murom (1129-1143). Svyatoslav (died 1145 ) - Prince of Ryazan (1129-1143) and Murom (1143-1145). Children :

Andrew (George) (died after 1147 ) - the first prince of the Yelets. Gleb (died 1178 ) - Prince of Ryazan (1145-1177 with interruptions). Yuri