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Mstislav I of Kiev

1076–1132 · 12th century · Also known as Mstislav the Great, Mstislav Vladimirovich the Great

Mstislav I, called the Great, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1125 to 1132, the eldest son of Vladimir Monomakh and Gytha of Wessex. Long prince of Novgorod before that, he kept the princes of Rus' under Kiev's authority and campaigned against the Cumans, Polotsk and the Chuds. After his death the unity of Kievan Rus' broke down.

Mstislav I of Kiev
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