Monomakhovichi or House of Monomakh was a major princely branch of the Rurikid dynasty, descendants of which managed to inherit many princely titles which originated in Kievan Rus'. The progenitor of the house is Vladimir II Monomakh (son of Vsevolod). The name derived from the grandfather of Vladimir, Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos of the Monomachos family.
| House of Monomakh | |
|---|---|
| Parent house | Rurikids |
| Country | Rus' |
| Founded | 1113 |
| Founder | Vladimir II Monomakh |
| Current head | Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Shakhovskoy (born 1934)[1][2] |
| Titles | |
| Deposition | Russia: 1598 (no heir to the throne) |
Due to its dominance and conflicts within itself, the branch was subdivided into three major factions: the sons of Mstislav I of Kiev, Izyaslavichi and Rostislavichi; and the sons of Yuri Dolgorukiy, Yurievichi. The split occurred in the 12th century. By that time, Kievan Rus' has already lost its control over the Principality of Polotsk (Iziaslavichi, later Vseslavichi) and the Principality of Halych (Romanovichi), which were self-governed by other branches of the Rurikid dynasty. The Monomakhovichi were in conflict with these branches.
Main branches
edit- Mstislavichi – Mstislav I of Kiev
- Shakhovskoy – Dmitry Shakhovskoy
- Iziaslavichi of Volhynia – Iziaslav II of Kiev
- Rostislavichi of Smolensk – Rostislav I of Kiev
- Romanovichi of Halych – Roman the Great
- Yurievichi of Vladimir-Suzdal – Yuri Dolgorukiy
- Yaroslavichi of Tver – Yaroslav of Tver
- Daniilovichi of Moscow – Daniil of Moscow[3]
- Konstantinovichi of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal – Konstantin of Suzdal
- Iziaslavichi / Vseslavichi of Polotsk
- Lobanov-Rostovsky (Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky)
- Gagarin of Starodub (Andrey Gagarin)[4]
- Khilkov of Starodub
Yurievichi branch
editThe Yurievichi branch (named after Yuri Dolgorukiy) would reign in Muscovy and the Tsardom of Russia until the 1598 death of Feodor I caused the Time of Troubles. The lineage from Yuri Dolgorukiy onwards is given in the table below:
References
edit- ^ Les familles princières de l'ancien empire de Russie (Jacques Ferrand)
- ^ The Noble Families of the Russian Empire, volume IV The Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia (Stanislaw Dumin & Prince Yuri Chikovani, Moscow 1998)
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 487.
- ^ Manaev, G. (2019-07-08). "Who founded Russia and ruled it before the Romanovs?". Russia Beyond the Headlines. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Bibliography
edit- Halperin, Charles J. (1987). Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History. p. 222. ISBN 9781850430575. (e-book).
- Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Second Edition. E-book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.