Yaropolk II of Kiev

Yaropolk II of Kiev
Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672)
Prince of Smolensk
Reign1100–1113
Prince of Pereyaslavl
Reign1114–1132
PredecessorSviatoslav I Vladimirovich
SuccessorVsevolod Mstislavich
Grand Prince of Kiev
Reign1132–1139
PredecessorMstislav I of Kiev
SuccessorViacheslav I of Kiev
Born1082
Chernigov
Died18 February 1139(1139-02-18) (aged 56–57)
Kiev
SpouseHelena
DynastyRurik
FatherVladimir II Monomakh
MotherGytha of Wessex

Yaropolk II Vladimirovich[a] (1082 – 18 February 1139) was Prince of Pereyaslavl (1114–1132) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1132–1139).[1] He was a son of Vladimir II Monomakh and Gytha of Wessex. He fought in several campaigns against the Cumans, once in 1103 and again in 1116.


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  1. ^ Morby, John E. (2002). Dynasties of the world: a chronological and genealogical handbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780198604730.