| Mstislav II | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mstislav enters Kiev in 1159, miniature from theIllustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible | |
| Grand Prince of Kiev | |
| Reign | 22 December 1158 – 1159 |
| Predecessor | Iziaslav II |
| Successor | Rostislav I |
| Reign | 19 May 1167 – 12 March 1169 |
| Predecessor | Rostislav I |
| Successor | Gleb I |
| Reign | March 1170 – April 1170 |
| Predecessor | Gleb I |
| Successor | Gleb I |
| Born | c. 1125 Kiev |
| Died | c. 1170 (aged 44-45) |
| Spouse | Agnes of Poland |
| Issue |
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| House | Rurik |
| Father | Iziaslav II of Kiev |
| Mother | Agnes Hohenstaufen |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
Mstislav II Iziaslavich[a] (died 19 August 1170) wasGrand Prince of Kiev from 1158 to 1159 and again from 1167 to 1169.[1]
Mstislav was the son of Grand PrinceIziaslav II of Kiev. Along with his father, he participated in the wars againstYury Dolgoruky and the Chernigov princes. After an initial victory against theCumans in 1153, Mstislav was defeated by the Cumans at thePsel river.Yury Dolgoruky forced him to flee to Poland in 1155, but the next year Mstislav returned with a new army and defeated Dolgoruky atVladimir-Volynsk. Dolgoruky died in 1157, and Mstislav had himself crowned at Vladimir.
In 1169,Kiev was sacked byAndrey Bogolyubsky who removed Mstislav as grand prince.[2] In March 1169, he defended Kiev from the troops of Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky, but was forced to leave the city and retreat to Volhynia. In 1170, he retook Kiev. He died in Vladimir and was buried in the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.[3]
In 1151, Mstislav marriedAgnes, the daughter of DukeBolesław III of Poland.[4] They had:
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| Preceded by | Grand Prince of Kiev 1158-1159 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Grand Prince of Kiev 1167-1169 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Grand Prince of Kiev 1170 | Succeeded by |
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