Succession of Yaroslav the Wise

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Jaroslaw I. Wladimirowitsch Mudryj, the manner , (* 979 / 86 ; † 1054 )
United Prince of Kiev ( 1019 - 1054 )
father Vladimir the Great
mother Rogneda from Polotsk
wife Ingegerd of Sweden
Sons Isjaslav I. Yaroslavich Svyatoslav II. Yaroslavich Vsevolod I. Yaroslavich Vyacheslav Yaroslavich Igor Yaroslavich
Life data (* 1024- † 1078 ) (* 1027 , † 1076 ) (* 1030 , † 1093 ) (* 1036 , † 1057 ) (* 1034 / 1036 , † 1060 )
married to Gertrude of Poland (1.) Cecilia
(2.) Oda von Babenberg 		Anastasia (Irina), daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX. - Kunigunde of Weimar-Orlamünde (?)
Domains Part of the Principality of
Kiev 		Part of the Principality of
Chernigov G 		Part of the Principality of
Pereyaslavl G 		Partial Principality of
Smolensk G 		Part of the Principality of
Volhynia G
Grand Prince of Kiev :

1054 - 1073 and
1077 - 1078

Grand Prince of Kiev :

1073 to 1076

Grand Prince of Kiev :

1078 to 1093

When his father died, Isjaslav was the eldest son, according to the seniority principle, the most important part of the Kievan Rus principality . Later he fled to Poland to Boleslaw II , a nephew of his wife.

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Svyatoslav ruled in agreement with Vsevolod as Grand Duke of Kiev.

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was replaced by Svyatopolk II Isjaslavich (* 1050 , † 1113 ) as Grand Duke of the Kievan Rus from 1093 to 1113 . Svyatopolk II was a son of Isjaslav I and thus nephew of Vsevolod I.

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Yaroslav I founded the seniority principle , which was the cause of unstable rule in the following centuries.

Areas

The following areas were divided among the five sons: