Rostislav Mikhailovich

Rostislav Mikhailovich
Duke of Macsó
Reign1254–1262
Predecessornew creation
SuccessorBéla
Bornafter 1210
Died1262
Noble familyOlgovichi
Spouse(s)Anna of Hungary
IssueSee below for issue
FatherMikhail Vsevolodovich
MotherElena Romanovna of Halych
The Kievan Rus’ in 1237

Rostislav Mikhailovich (Hungarian: Rosztyiszláv,[1] Bulgarian and Ukrainian: Ростислав Михайлович) (after 1210[2] / c. 1225 – 1262)[3] was a Rurikid prince and a dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary.[1]

He was prince of Novgorod (1230), of Halych (1236–1237, 1241–1242), of Lutsk (1240), and of Chernigov (1241–1242).[2] When he could not strengthen his rule in Halych, he went to the court of King Béla IV of Hungary, and married the king's daughter, Anna.[1]

He was the Ban of Slavonia (1247–1248), and later he became the first Duke of Macsó (after 1248–1262), and thus he governed the southern parts of the kingdom.[1] In 1257, he occupied Vidin and thenceforward he styled himself Tsar of Bulgaria.[4]

Saint Mikhail of Chernigov (Rostislav's father)
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  2. ^ a b Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.
  3. ^ Zsoldos, Attila. Családi ügy - IV. Béla és István ifjabb király viszálya az 1260-as években.
  4. ^ Fine, John V. A. (1987). The Late Medieval Balkans - A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. ISBN 9780472100798.