Roman Glebovich of Ryazan (c1152-1216)

Roman Glebovich (c1152-1216 ) - [[Grand Prince of Ryazan ( 1180 - 1207 ).

Biography In early 1177, together with his father, Gleb Rostislavich of Ryazan (c1127-1177) was defeated in the Battle of the Koloksha River (1177), was captured by Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest, who planted them in Vladimir. Roman's father, unable to withstand the confinement, died in prison in the same year, and Roman himself, after being in prison for 2 years, swore allegiance to Vsevolod and was released to rule in Ryazan.

After returning home, Roman began to "learn volosts" from his brothers, the prince of Pronsk. These appealed for help to Vsevolod, who quickly approached Ryazan with an army, defeating Roman Glebovich's guard detachment. The prince of Ryazan himself fled to the Polovtsians, leaving his younger brothers, Igor and Svyatoslav, in Ryazan.

After some time, Roman was forced to make peace with Vsevolod and, in 1180, Vsevolod divided the territory of Ryazan between the Glebovich brothers in order of seniority, after which Roman Glebovich again sat in the council of the Principality of Ryazan. Svyatoslav of Kiev undertook a campaign against Vsevolod (who had come to power with his help several years before) in support of his son-in-law (Roman was married to his daughter), penetrated deep into {Principality of Suzdal, but left without a fight and thus could not change the situation.

In 1183, he accompanied Vsevolod in his campaign against Volga Bulgaria.

In 1186 in alliance with the brothers Igor and Vladimir, Roman took Pronsk, but was soon expelled from there by Vsevolod Yuryevich.

In 1196, he participated in Vsevolod's campaing against the Olgovichi in Chernigov, and in 1205 against the Polovtsians.

In the same year, Roman's nephews, Gleb and Oleg Vladimirovich, informed Vsevolod about the alleged alliance of the Princes of Ryazan and the Princes of Chernigov, directed against the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal. On the basis of this denunciation, Vsevolod summoned Roman and Svyatoslav to Vladimir and, after a trial, imprisoned them.

In 1212 Laurentian Chronicle reported on the release of the Ryazan princes from captivity and death of Roman Glebovich " the same summer Gürgen Vsevolodich planted EC cellar ryazanstii princes and their men: sedosha bo 6 years, the Roman and Umrah. Gyurgi, having presented them with gold, and silver, and horses, and gave their troops as well gifts, having become firmly established with them on the cross, let them vvyvoyasi ”. However, according to the Russian historian V.N. Tatishchev, Roman Glebovich died in 1216 from a long illness , and the Council of Isady (1217) was convened to distribute inheritances after his death. L. Voitovich also adheres to the version that Roman Glebovich died in 1216 in the Vladimir captivity.

Father
Gleb Rostislavich - Prince of Ryazan (1145-1177 with interruptions).

Mother
Yevfrosiniya Rostislavovna (died 1179), daughter of Rostislav Yuryevich.

Brothers and sisters

 * 1) Andrei Glebovich of Ryazan (c1150-c1185)  - Prince of Ryazan.
 * 2) Roman Glebovich of Ryazan (c1152-1216) - Grand Prince of Ryazan (1180-1207).
 * 3) Igor Glebovich of Ryazan (c1154-1194)  - the appanage prince of Ryazan.
 * 4) Feodosya Glebovna of Ryazan (c1156-c1200)  - married [[Mstislav Rostislavich of Novgorod (c1143-1180)|Mstislav Rostislavich the Brave[[
 * 5) Vsevolod Glebovich of Pronsk (c1160-1207)  - the Prince of Pronsk (up to 1186, 1188-1207) and Kolomna (1186-1,188).
 * 6) Svyatoslav Glebovich of Pronsk (c1162-1207)  appanage Prince of Pronsk.
 * 7) Yaroslav Glebovich of Ryazan (c1164-c1199)  - the prince of Ryazan.

Children

 * 1) Gleb Vladimirovich (died 1219 ) - Prince of Ryazan (1212–1217), organizer of the fratricidal Council of Isady (1217), where he killed 6 princes (brother and cousins)
 * 2) Oleg Vladimirovich (died before 1217 ) —the prince of Prussia (1207 — up to 1217).
 * 3) Izyaslav Vladimirovich (d. 1217 ) - the Prince of Pronsk (1207)  ВТ-ЭСБЕ - Изяслав Владимирович</ref  - was killed in Isady by his brother.
 * 4) Konstantin Vladimirovich (died after 1217 ) - an appanage Prince of Pronsk, helped Gleb organize the murder. (His patronymic is not indicated in the sources, there is some probability that he is not the son of Vladimir Glebovich, but a nephew )