- Iziaslav I of Kiev
Iziaslav Yaroslavich (
1024 -3 October 1078 ),Kniaz' (Prince of Turov ),Veliki Kniaz (theGrand Prince ) ofKiev (since 1054), the oldest son ofYaroslav I the Wise from his second wife Ingigerd Olafsdottir. Iziaslav succeeded his father, after Yaroslav's oldest child, Valdimir (only child from Yaroslav's first wife), had predeceased his father. Iziaslav was one of the authors of "Pravda Yaroslavichiv" - a part of the first legal code of Rus calledRuska Pravda .He is also credited with the foundation of the
Kiev Pechersk Monastery . PrinceIziaslav I of Kiev ceded the whole mount to the Antonite monks who founded a monastery built by architects fromConstantinople . According to thePrimary Chronicle , in the early 11th century, Antony, a Greek Orthodoxmonk from Esphigmenon monastery onMount Athos , originally fromLiubech of thePrincipality of Chernigov , returned to Rus' and settled in Kiev as amissionary of monastic tradition to Kievan Rus'. He chose acave at the Berestov Mount that overlooked theDnieper River and a community of disciples soon grew.In 1043 his father
Veliki Kniaz (Grand Prince ) Yaroslav made an agreement with KingCasimir I of Poland that recognized Cherven as part ofKiev . The agreement was sealed with a double marriage—Casimir to Dobronega, Yaroslav's sister; and Iziaslav to Gertrude, Casimir's sister. From this marriage were born three Iziaslav's son Yaropolk, Mstislav and Sviatopolk.As a result of the popular uprising in 1068, Iziaslav was deposed and fled to
Poland . In 1069 he retook Kiev with the help of the Polish army; however, he was ousted again by his brothers in 1073. Iziaslav turned to German emperor, Polish king and thePope for help on several occasions. In 1076 he succeeded in retaking Kiev once again, but soon died in an internecine war against princesOleg Sviatoslavich andBoris Vyacheslavich .ources
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