Prince of Murom explained
The Prince of Murom (Russian: князь муромский) was the title of the ruler of the Principality of Murom.[1]
History
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
- 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
Bibliography
- 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)
Notes and References
- Book: Feldbrugge . Ferdinand J. M. . A History of Russian Law: From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 . 20 October 2017 . BRILL . 978-90-04-35214-8 . 31 . en.
- Franklin & Shepard, Emergence, p. 185.
- Martin, Medieval Russia, p. 31.
- Franklin & Shepard, Emergence, p. 185.
- Dimnik, Dynasty of Chernigov, p. 12.
- Martin, Medieval Russia, p. 228.
