Mstislav II Izyaslavich of Kiev (c1125-1170)

Mstislav Izyaslavich, in the western tradition Mstislav II (1125 - 13 or 19 August 1170 ) - the n prince from the dynasty of the Rurik dynasty. Grand Duke of Kiev ( May 15, 1167 - March 12, 1169 ; Feb. 22, 1170  - April 13, 1170 ). Prince of Pereyaslavl ( 1146 - 1149, 1151 - 1154 ), perezopnytsky ( 1155 - 1156), Volyn region ( 1156 - 1170 ). The son of Kiev prince Izyaslav Mstislavovich and his wife, a guilty German princess.

Biography
In 1151 - 1154 - the prince of Pereyaslavl. In 1152, Polovtsian hordes twice defeated. Participated in the wars of his father from the princes of Chernihiv and Volodymyr-Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruky.

In 1154 - 1167 - Prince Volhynia. In 1154, having been surrounded by Lutsk troops of Yuriy Dovgoruky, he fled to Poland. He returned to Volyn in 1155. Having consolidated himself in Volhynia, led the struggle for possession of Kiev. In 1160 he took the city and planted his uncle Smolensk prince Rostislav Mstislavich on the throne of Kiev. After his death, in 1167, he became Grand Duke of Kiev.

In 1168, together with other princes, he defeated the Polovtsian nomads over Orel and Snoporod.

In March 1169, Kyiv defending Prince Andrii Bogolyubskyy forces , but was forced to leave the city and retreat to Volyn. In 1170 Kiev again took over. He died in Volodymyr in Volyn, was buried in the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin.

Homeland and Dynastic Relations He was married to the daughter of Boleslava III of Kryvyi Rih Agneshka.

Sons + (1151) Agnieszka (1137-1182):

Roman Mstislavich - Prince of Novgorod, Volyn, Galician; Volodymyr Mstislavovich (c. 1158-1170) - Prince of Berezovsky (1170) Svyatoslav Mstislavich - Prince of Brest Vsevolod Mstislavich - Prince of Volyn, Belsky. Ancestors Vladimir Monomakh Mstislav the Great (June 1, 1076 - April 14, 1132) Gita Vessek Izyaslav II (1097 - November 13, 1154) Inge I the Elder (? - 1100) Christina the Swedish (1078 - January 18, 1122) Elena Mstislav II (1125 - August 19, 1170) Friedrich I von Boeingen Hohenstäuf Conrad III Hohenstauf (1093 - February 15, 1152) Agnieszka von Weiblingen Saliczna Agnieshka Heinrich from Comburg Gertrude from Comburg (1095 - 1130) Geb with Merghetheim Sources