Bryachislav Vasilkovich of Polotsk (c1200-c1250) was born 1200 to Vasilko Bryachislavich of Vitebsk (c1165-c1216) and Unknown Davydovna of Smolensk (c1172-c1220) and died 1250 of unspecified causes.
Bryachislav Vasilkovich (c1200-c1250) - Prince of Vitebsk c1221-1232, Prince of Polotsk (1232-c1250).
Biography
It is known about him very little. Bryachislav was, apparently, from the Vitebsk line of the Princes of Polotsk. His father was probably [[Vasilko Bryachislavich, prince of Vitebsk, and his mother was the daughter of Davyd Rostislavich, prince of Smolensk. S.V. Maksimov calls him the first Christian prince in the land of Kriviches, mentioning the construction of three churches in Polotsk in 1203 dedicated to Saint Sofia, Saint Boris and Saint Paraskeva [1].
Around 1221, Vasilko succeded his father as Prince of Vitebsk and about 1232 he became prince of Polotsk .
In the Russian chronicles, he is mentioned without a patronymic in 1239, when his daughter married the son of Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal of Aleksandr Nevsky. The year of Bryachislav's death is unknown.
Marriage and children
His wife's name is unknown. Information about the children is quite contradictory, it is known only about one daughter, Aleksandra. As children of Bryachislav are called:
- Aleksandra; husband: from 1239 Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevsky Grand Prince of Vladimir
- Izyaslav, Prince of Vitebsk 1264
- daughter ; husband: Tautvilas, Prince of Polotsk (1243-1250, 1251-1252, 1252-1256, 1261-1263)
- Vasilko, Prince of Vitebsk (1264-1297)
Notes
- ^ Максимов С.В. (1899). Крылатыя слова. Sankt Petersburg: Изд. А.С. Суворина. pp. 89-90. http://www.bookva.org/uploads/778/download.
Bibliography
- Алексеев Л. В. Полоцкая земля // Древнерусские княжества X—XIII вв. — Moscow, 1975. — С. 202—239.
- Славянская энциклопедия. Киевская Русь — Московия: в 2 т. / Автор-составитель В. В. Богуславский. —Moscow.: ОЛМА-ПРЕСС, 2001. — Т. 1. — 784 с. — 5000 экз. — ISBN 5-224-02249-5.
- Войтович Л. В. Рюриковичі. Ізяславичі полоцькі // Князівські династії Східної Європи (кінець IX — початок XVI ст.): склад, суспільна і політична роль. Історико-генеалогічне дослідження. — Львів: Інститут українознавства ім. І.Крип’якевича, 2000. — 649 с. — ISBN 966-02-1683-1. (укр.)
- Н. В—н—в. Полоцкие князья // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — Sankt Petersburg—Moscow, 1896—1918.
- Рудаков В. Е. Брячислав // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — Sankt Petersburg, 1890—1907.
- Максимов С. В. Крылатыя слова / Sankt Petersburg, Изд. А. С. Суворина, 1899. – 500 с.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Aleksandra Bryachislavna of Polotsk (c1221-c1265) | 1221 | 1265 | Aleksandr Nevsky (1220-1263) |
Izyaslav Bryachislavich of Vitebsk (c1225-c1264) | 1225 | 1264 | |
Daughter of Bryachislav Vasilkovich (c1228-c1270) | 1228 | 1270 | Tautvilas (c1225-1263) |
Vasilko Bryachislavich of Vitebsk (c1230-1297) | 1230 | 1297 |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Lyubov Vasilkovna (c1192-c1240) | 1192 | 1240 | Vsevolod III Yuryevich of Vladimir (1154-1212) |
Bryachislav Vasilkovich of Polotsk (c1200-c1250) | 1200 | 1250 |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
Bryachislav Vasilkovich of Polotsk (c1200-c1250) Born: c1200 Died: c1250
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Preceded by Vasiko Bryachislavich |
Prince of Vitebsk c1221–1232 |
Succeeded by Izyaslav Bryachislavich |
Preceded by Svyatoslav Mstislavich |
Prince of Polotsk 1232–c1250 |
Succeeded by Tautvilas |
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