Iziaslav I of Kiev

Iziaslav Yaroslavich (Old East Slavic: Изѧславь Ѩрославичь, romanized: Izęslavǐ Jęroslavičǐ; 1024 – 3 October 1078; baptized as Demetrius) was Prince of Turov and Grand Prince of Kiev from 1054.

Iziaslav I
Grand Prince of Kiev
Reign1054–1068, 1069–1073, and 1076–1078
PredecessorYaroslav the Wise
SuccessorSviatoslav II
Prince of Turov
Reign1045–1052
Prince of Novgorod
Reign1052–1054
Born5 February 1024
Died3 October 1078 (aged 54)
Nezhatyna Nyva
Burial
SpouseGertrude of Poland, Casimir's sister
IssueYaropolk Izyaslavich, Mstislav, Sviatopolk II
Names
Iziaslav Yaroslavovich
DynastyRurik
FatherYaroslav the Wise
MotherIngegerd Olofsdotter (a daughter of Olof Skötkonung)
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Iziaslav's children Yaropolk and Sviatopolk would rule the Turov Principality. Their authority was mainly challenged by the descendents of Rostislav Vsevolodovich.

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