The Prince of Murom (Russian: князь муромский) was the title of the ruler of the Principality of Murom.[1]

History

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Gleb Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir the Great, ruled the principality in the early 11th century.[2] Murom was part of the territory of the Principality of Chernigov in the late 11th century, controlled by the Sviatoslavichi, the descendants of Yaroslav the Wise; probably it was retained by Vsevolod Yaroslavich, even after this prince of Chernigov became the grand prince in 1076.[3]

Oleg Sviatoslavich, a grandson of Yaroslav and the prince of Chernigov, ruled Murom through a posadnik in the early 1090s, and it was recognised as Oleg's sphere of influence at the Liubech Conference of 1097.[4] Here Oleg's brother Davyd was made co-ruler of Chernigov, and Oleg's lands were parcelled out between Oleg, Davyd and their brother Yaroslav; the latter obtained Ryazan and Murom.[5]

In 1392, Vasily I, the grand prince of Vladimir and Moscow, obtained a patent from Khan Tokhtamysh authorising the annexation of the Murom principality, along with those of Nizhny Novgorod and Gorodets.[6]

List of princes

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  • Iaroslav Sviatoslavich, 1097–1129
  • Iurii Iaroslavich, 1129–1143
  • Sviatoslav Iaroslavich, 1143–1145
  • Rostislav Iaroslavich, 1145–1147
  • Vladimir Sviatoslavich, 1147–1149
  • Rostislav Iaroslavich (again), 1149–1155
  • Vladimir Sviatoslavich (again), 1155–1161
  • Iurii Vladimirovich, 1161–1174 ru:Юрий Владимирович (князь муромский)
  • Vladimir Yuryevich, ?–1203
  • Davyd Yuryevich, 1203–1228
  • Iurii Davydovich, ?–1237
  • Igor Yuryevich, 1203–?
  • Iaroslav Yuryevich, 1237–?

After Iaroslav and the destruction of Murom by the Mongols, the princes of Murom disappeared for nearly a century, resuming with:

  • Vasily Iaroslavich, ?–1344 x 8
  • Iurii Iaroslavich, 1344 x 8–1353
  • Fedor Glebovich, 1353–x 1392

References

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  1. ^ Feldbrugge, Ferdinand J. M. (20 October 2017). A History of Russian Law: From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-04-35214-8.
  2. ^ Franklin & Shepard, Emergence, p. 185.
  3. ^ Martin, Medieval Russia, p. 31.
  4. ^ Franklin & Shepard, Emergence, p. 185.
  5. ^ Dimnik, Dynasty of Chernigov, p. 12.
  6. ^ Martin, Medieval Russia, p. 228.

Bibliography

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  • Dimnik, Martin, The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146–1246, (Cambridge, 2003)
  • Franklin, Simon, and Shepard, Jonathan, The Emergence of Rus, 750–1200, (Longman History of Russia, Harlow, 1996)
  • Martin, Janet, Medieval Russia, 980–1584, (Cambridge, 1995)