The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Figures......Page 13
Maps......Page 14
Genealogical tables......Page 15
Preface......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 24
THE THIRD GENERATION CONTINUED: 1146–1164......Page 26
THE FOURTH GENERATION: 1164–1201......Page 27
THE FIFTH GENERATION: 1201–1223......Page 30
 THE SIXTH GENERATION: 1223–1246......Page 32
Glossary......Page 34
Abbreviations......Page 36
HISTORIOGRAPHY......Page 41
THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS......Page 45
IGOR' FAILS IN KIEV......Page 54
SVYATOSLAV OL'GOVICH FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL......Page 66
SVYATOSLAV FLEES TO THE VYATICHI LANDS......Page 74
BISHOP ONUFRY CHAMPIONS KLIM SMOLYATICH......Page 79
SVYATOSLAV RECOVERS THE VYATICHI LANDS......Page 81
THE DAVIDOVICHI PLOT TREACHERY......Page 83
IGOR'’S DEATH......Page 85
SVYATOSLA RECLAIMS THE POSEM'E......Page 88
THE PRINCES OF CHERNIGOV AND IZYASLAV OF KIEV RECONCILED......Page 92
THE OL'GOVICHI HELP YURY CAPTURE KIEV......Page 95
SVYATOSLAV TRANSLATES IGOR'’S BODY TO CHERNIGOV......Page 99
VLADIMIR DAVIDOVICH FALLS IN BATTLE......Page 102
IZYASLAV DAVIDOVICH IN CHERNIGOV......Page 106
SVYATOSLAV OL'GOVICH MAINTAINS TIES WITH POLOTSK......Page 109
THE RAZING OF GORODETS AND YURY’S REVENGE......Page 110
MONOMASHICHI, MSTISLAVICHI, AND DAVIDOVICHI IN KIEV......Page 112
THE PRINCES OF CHERNIGOV AND THE CHURCH......Page 118
JUNIOR OL'GOVICHI AND DAVIDOVICHI REBEL......Page 119
YURY’S DEATH......Page 121
IZYASLA DAVIDOVICH IN KIEV......Page 122
SVYATOSLA OL'GOVICH INTERVENES IN POLOTSK......Page 125
IZYASLA LV LOSES KIEV......Page 126
METROPOLITAN KONSTANTIN’S DEATH IN CHERNIGOV......Page 130
IZYASLAV THE FUGITIVE......Page 131
IZYASLA’S INTRIGUE......Page 136
IZYASLAV DIES FIGHTING FOR KIEV......Page 137
SVYATOSLAV OL' GOVICH AS SENIOR PRINCE......Page 141
SVYATOSLAV’S DEATH......Page 143
RIVALRY FOR SUCCESSION TO CHERNIGOV......Page 145
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS......Page 148
SVYATOSLAV  VSEVOLODOVICH FACES TWO PROBLEMS......Page 150
THE MSTISLAVICHI FIGHT FOR KIEV......Page 152
AN ALL-RUS' CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE POLOVTSY......Page 154
THE PRINCES OF RUS' SACK KIEV......Page 155
THE AFTERMATH......Page 159
IGOR'’S FIRST VICTORY AGAINST THE POLOVTSY......Page 162
SVYATOSLV BUILDS CHURCH AND HARBORS A FUGITIVE......Page 164
SVYATOSLAV MAKES BID FOR KIEV......Page 165
SVYATOSLAV DECLINES THE OFFER TO RULE KIEV......Page 168
RIVALRY FOR SUCCESSION IN SUZDALIA......Page 170
OLEG CHALLENGES SVYATOSLV FOR DOMAINS......Page 171
SVYATOSLAV: KINGMAKER IN SUZDALIA......Page 174
SVYATOSLAV CAPTURES KIEV......Page 175
SVYATOSLV FORTIFIES HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PRINCES OF SUZDALIA AND SMOLENSK......Page 177
MARRIAGES, DEATHS, AND ALLIANCES......Page 179
SVYATOSLAV ANTAGONIZES HIS ALLIES OVER NOVGOROD, RYAZAN', AND KIEV......Page 184
SVYATOSLAV  ATTACKS SUZDALIA......Page 187
SVYATOSLAV IN NOVGOROD......Page 188
SVYATOSLAV: CO-RULER WITH RYURIK......Page 190
SVYATOSLAV AND VSEVOLOD RECONCILED......Page 192
CHURCH AND DYNASTIC AFFAIRS......Page 193
SVYATOSLAV SENDS IGOR' IN PURSUIT OF THE POLOVTSY......Page 196
IGOR' AND YAROSLAV BOYCOTT SVYATOSLAV’S CAMPAIGN......Page 198
IGOR' CONDUCTS SEPARATE RAID......Page 201
KHAN KONCHAK  ATTACKS RUS'......Page 202
IGOR'’S DEFEAT AT THE KAYALA......Page 203
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS......Page 221
BISHOP PORFIRY’S PERFIDY......Page 224
THREE PRINCELY DEATHS......Page 225
THE POLOVTSY RENEW THEIR INCURSIONS......Page 227
MARRIAGE ALLIANCES AND FAMILY TIES......Page 229
RIVALRY FOR GALICH......Page 231
VSEVOLOD OF SUZDALIA DEFENDS VLADIMIR YAROSLAVICH IN GALICH......Page 233
THE FIRST INTRA-DYNASTIC MARRIAGE IN THE DYNASTY......Page 235
THE KHAN KUNTUVDEY AFFAIR......Page 236
SVYATOSLAV’S DISAGREEMENT WITH RYURIK......Page 237
THE OL'GOVICHI RENEW THEIR RAIDS ON THE POLOVTSY......Page 240
THE DUUMVIRS FAIL TO NEGOTIATE PEACE WITH THE NOMADS......Page 242
SVYATOSLAV’S DEATH......Page 245
VSEVOLOD CHALLENGES RYURIK’S ALLOCATION OF TOWNS......Page 252
THE MONOMASHICHI MAKE AN UNREASONABLE DEMAND ON YAROSLAV......Page 254
THE OL'GOVICHI ATTACK VITEBSK......Page 257
THE DEATH OF VSEVOLOD “FIERCE AUROCHS”......Page 261
YAROSLAV’S AGREEMENTS WITH VSEVOLOD, NOVGOROD, AND RYAZAN'......Page 263
THE OL'GOVICHI IN NOVGOROD......Page 268
IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL DEVELOPMENTS......Page 270
YAROSLAV’S DEATH......Page 271
IGOR' AS SENIOR PRINCE......Page 272
IGOR"S DEATH......Page 277
THE REIGN OF OLEG SVYATOSLAVICH IN CHERNIGOV......Page 281
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY FORMS A PACT WITH MSTISLAV OF SMOLENSK......Page 289
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY AND RYURIK FAIL TO CAPTURE GALICH......Page 291
THE IGOREVICHI OCCUPY GALICH......Page 293
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY EVICTS RYURIK FROM KIEV......Page 295
RIVALRIES FOR KIEV AND VLADIMIR IN VOLYN'......Page 297
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY LOSES KIEV THE SECOND TIME......Page 300
RIVALRIES FOR GALICH......Page 303
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY CONSOLIDATES HIS RULE IN KIEV......Page 307
THE HANGINGS......Page 310
VSEVOLOD CHERMNYY’S REVENGE AND DEATH......Page 316
AN EVALUATION OF VSEVOLOD’S REIGN......Page 320
A TIME OF TEMPORIZING......Page 327
MSTISLAV SVYATOSLAVICH AS SENIOR PRINCE......Page 331
THE KALKA BATTLE......Page 333
4 The sixth generation: 1223–1246......Page 339
MIKHAIL BECOMES YURY’S AGENT IN NOVGOROD......Page 340
DYNASTIC CRISIS AND MARRIAGE ALLIANCES......Page 342
MIKHAIL AND VLADIMIR OF KIEV AT ODDS WITH DANIIL OF VOLYN'......Page 346
MIKHAIL RETURNS TO NOVGOROD AS ITS PRINCE......Page 350
MIKHAIL ANTAGONIZES YAROSLAV OVER NOVGOROD......Page 355
THE SNEM OF 1231 AND MIKHAIL'S ATTACK ON KIEV......Page 360
MIKHAIL RELINQUISHES NOVGOROD TO YAROSLAV......Page 364
MIKHAIL CAPTURES KIEV......Page 366
MIKHAIL'S RULE IN GALICH......Page 372
MIKHAIL RETURNS TO KIEV......Page 377
MIKHAIL’S SON ROSTISLAV LOSES GALICH......Page 381
THE TATARS INVADE RYAZAN' AND SUZDALIA......Page 382
MIKHAIL SEEKS SANCTUARY IN KAMENETS......Page 387
THE TATARS RAZE CHERNIGOV......Page 389
MIKHAIL’S ODYSSEY......Page 393
THE FALL OF KIEV AND THE AFTERMATH......Page 396
ROSTISLAV FIGHTS FOR CONTROL OF GALICIA......Page 400
ROSTISLAV DESERTS HIS FATHER......Page 404
BATY MAKES ALL PRINCES OF RUS' SUBMIT TO HIM......Page 406
MIKHAIL’S DEATH......Page 408
MIKHAIL’S FAMILY......Page 414
DESCENDANTS OF OTHER FAMILIES......Page 420
Conclusion......Page 424
Genealogical tables......Page 433
SOURCES......Page 439
SECONDARY WORKS......Page 441
Index......Page 455