Izyaslav I Yaroslavich of Kiev 1 2 3
Cause of his death was he was killed. General Notes: Iziaslav Yaroslavich (1024-1078), Prince of Turov, Grand Prince of Kiev (since 1054), the oldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise. Iziaslav was one of the authors of "Pravda Yaroslavichey" - a part of the first Russian legal code called Russkaya Pravda. As a result of the popular uprising in 1068, Iziaslav was deposed and fled to Poland. In 1069 he retook Kiev with the help the Polish army, however, he was ousted again by his brothers in 1073. Iziaslav turned to the German emperor, Polish king and the Pope for help on several occasions. In 1077 he succeeded in retaking Kiev once again, but soon died in an internecine war against princes Oleg Svyatoslavich and Boris Vyacheslavich. Research Notes: His date of birth is also recorded as 1025. Noted events in his life were: • He was a Prince of Novgorod. • Acceded: Grand Prince of Kiev, 1054. • Deposed: From 1068 to 1069. • Acceded: Grand Prince of Kiev, 1069. • Deposed: From 1073 to 1076. • Acceded: Grand Prince of Kiev, 1077. Izyaslav married Gertrude of Poland, daughter of Mieszko II Lambert of Poland and Richeza of Palatine, circa 1043. (Gertrude of Poland was born circa 1025 and died on 4 Jan 1107.) |