Vsevolod Mstislavich of Smolensk, Prince of Pskov
Prince of Novgorod
Prince of Smolensk, was born 1185 to Mstislav III Romanovich of Kiev (c1160-1223) and died 1248 of unspecified causes.
Vsevolod Mstislavich (c1185-1249) - Prince of Pskov (1213), Prince of Novgorod (1218-1221), Prince of Smolensk (c1238 [1] -?), Son of Mstislav Romanovich.
Biography
In 1218, [2] his father sent Vsevolod to reign in Novgorod to replace his eldest son Svyatoslav [3] :
In the same year, he marched with the 16,000 troops [4], including troops from Novgorod, to Cēsis against the Teutons and Lithuanians and returned with a victory. However, Vsevolod inherited his brother's enmity towards the posadnik Tverdislav Mikhalkovich. Mutual accusations between boyar factions broke into a civil war in 1218, when Vsevolod Mstislavich declared Tverdislav's posadnikship over. The prince, sent for reconciliation Archbishop Mitrofan, who reconciled both sides. But Tverdislav himself refused the position of posadnik because of his bad health. Reconciliation was not solid; in the following year 1221, the Novgorodians expelled Vsevolod [3]:
In 1223, Vsevolod went against the Tatars and participated in the Battle of the Kalka River.
In 1238, after the death of his older brother Svyatoslav, he became a prince of Smolensk. During the Mongol invasion of Russia in March 1238, the main part of the Mongolian forces passed through the area of Dolgomostye, 30 km east of Smolensk, and the literary work (“The Life of Smolensk Mercury”) reports the defeat of the Mongolian troops. The role of Vsevolod (or his predecessor Svyatoslav) during this encounter is not clear. In 1239, the city was able to repulse an attack by the Lithuanians. Yaroslav Vsevolodovich Prince of Vladimir returned the reign of the Principality of Smolensk. After this no more information is available about Vsevolod Mstislavich.
See also
The campaigns of the Russian princes against the Order of the Sword
Notes
- ^ Л.Войтович Князiвскi династiї схидної Європи
- ^ На основании сопоставления Бережковым Н. Г. «Хронология русского летописания» с «Хроникой Ливонии» Генриха Латвийского.
- ^ a b Новгородская первая летопись старшего и младшего изводов. — М.-Л.: «Издательство Академии Наук СССР», 1950. — 659 с. //«Ізборник». Історія України IX—XVIII
- ^ Хроника Генриха Латвийского
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Svyatoslav Mstislavich of Novgorod (c1180-c1238) | 1180 | 1238 | |
| Vsevolod Mstislavich of Smolensk (c1185-1249) | 1185 | 1248 | |
| Mariya Mstislavna of Smolensk (c1187-1220) | 1180 | 24 January 1221 | Konstantin Vsevolodovich of Rostov (1186-1218) |
| NN Mstislavna of Smolensk (c1190-c1240) | |||
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