Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich Explained

Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich
Reign-Type:	Tenure
Issue:	Vladimir III Mstislavich Euphrosyne of Kiev
Spouse:	Mstislav I of Kiev

Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich (Ukrainian: Любава Дмитріївна) (?-1169), was a Grand Princess of the Kiev by marriage to Mstislav I of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1125–1132).^[1] She is mainly known for her political activities in favour of her son during her widowhood.

She was the daughter of Dmitry Saviditsch, a nobleman of Novgorod.

She married Mstislav I of Kiev after the death of his first spouse in 1122. Their children were:

1. Vladimir III Mstislavich (1132–1171)
2. Euphrosyne of Kiev, (c. 1130 – c. 1193) married King Géza II of Hungary in 1146.

References

1. Войтович Л. В. Ізяславичі полоцькі // Князівські династії Східної Європи (кінець IX — початок XVI ст.): склад, суспільна і політична роль. Історико-генеалогічне дослідження. — Львів: Інститут українознавства ім. І.Крип'якевича, 2000. — 649 с. — ISBN 966-02-1683-1.