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246: 397: 25: 420:"Great prince Vsevolod! Don't you think of flying here from afar to safeguard the paternal golden throne of Kiev? For you can with your oars scatter in drops the Volga, and with your helmets scoop dry the Don." 649:. Immediately the sons began to war amongst themselves, each striving to achieve a more favorable position and lands which contributed to the decline of the 455:
Before his death, grand prince Vsevolod divided his territories between his sons, with the second-oldest Yuri receiving the largest share. Four of them,
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Maria died in 1205 or 1206. Vsevolod married Liubov Vasilkovna in 1209. She was a daughter of Vasilko Bryacheslavich, Prince of
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But Kievan matters concerned Vsevolod little in the latter part of his reign. He concentrated on building up his own capital,
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Vsevolod showed little mercy to those who disobeyed his commands. In 1180 and 1187 he punished the princes of
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died in 1212 he divided his territories among his sons, the largest portion going to the second oldest,
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as a saint. By her Vsevolod had no fewer than fourteen children, thus earning for himself the
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Vsevolod's icon shows his patron saint, St Demetrius, drawing a sword from a scabbard
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king entertained his nephew from Constantinople and married him to his relative, an
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from 1176 to 1212. During his long reign, the city reached the zenith of its glory.
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by ousting them from their lands. In 1207 he burned to the ground both Ryazan and
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Vsevolod's Christian name was Dmitry and so he dedicated his palace church to
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princess, because after her husband's death she took Vsevolod with her to
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A history of the Muscovite civil war: the reign of Vasili II (1425–1462)
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Sbyslava (Pelagia) Vsevolodovna (born 26 October 1178).
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Vsevolod spent his youth at the chivalric court of the
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They had at least fourteen children: 450: 302:(c. 1099 – 1157), who founded the town 267:Все́волод III Ю́рьевич Большо́е Гнездо́ 759: 620: 618: 567:(8 February 1191 – 30 September 1246). 792:13th-century princes from Kievan Rus' 787:12th-century princes from Kievan Rus' 624: 552:Boris Vsevolodovich. (c. 1187–1238). 412:. His military fame spread quickly. 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 615: 577:(25 October 1192 – 6 January 1227). 13: 583:(27 March 1196 – 3 February 1252). 573:Vladimir Vsevolodovich, Prince of 16:12th-century prince of Kievan Rus' 14: 813: 662: 480:Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession 590:(28 November 1197 – after 1247). 549:(18 May 1186 – 2 February 1218). 473:Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir 23: 712:Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal 605:. They had no known children. 586:Ioann Vsevolodovich, Prince of 529:. His paternal grandfather was 513:Vseslava Vsevolodovna. Married 34:needs additional citations for 570:Helena Vsevolodovna (d. 1204). 1: 608: 123:Eastern Slavic naming customs 651:Suzdal-Vladimir principality 7: 415:The Tale of Igor's Campaign 278: 10: 818: 581:Sviatoslav III of Vladimir 208:Sviatoslav III of Vladimir 121:In this name that follows 120: 777:Grand princes of Vladimir 745: 736: 728: 718: 709: 701: 696: 669: 523:Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich 325:. On his return from the 293: 266: 235: 225: 213: 181: 169: 157: 145: 140: 537:Verchoslava Vsevolodovna 344: 565:Yaroslav II of Vladimir 490:Vsevolod married first 353:princes captured Kiev ( 204:Yaroslav II of Vladimir 161:15 April 1212 (aged 57) 58:"Vsevolod the Big Nest" 671:Vsevolod the Big Nest 639:– via ProQuest. 625:Alef, Gustave (1956). 561:(1189 – 4 March 1238). 401: 258:Vsevolod III Yuryevich 254: 141:Vsevolod III Yuryevich 802:Grand princes of Kiev 515:Rostislav Yaroslavich 486:Marriage and children 399: 262:Vsevolod the Big Nest 248: 739:Grand Prince of Kiev 547:Konstantin of Rostov 541:Rostislav II of Kiev 451:Death and succession 196:Konstantin of Rostov 43:improve this article 705:Mikhalko Yuriyevich 559:Yuri II of Vladimir 531:Vsevolod II of Kiev 253:, his patron saint. 200:Yuri II of Vladimir 521:. 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