Rostislav Mikhailovich Explained

Rostislav Mikhailovich
Succession:	Duke of Macsó
Reign:	1254–1262
Predecessor:	new creation
Successor:	Béla
Noble Family:	Olgovichi
Father:	Mikhail Vsevolodovich
Mother:	Elena Romanovna of Halych
Spouse:	Anna of Hungary
Issue:	See below for issue
Birth Date:	after 1210
Death Date:	1262

Rostislav Mikhailovich (hu|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]

Marriage and children

In 1243, Rostislav married Anna of Hungary (c. 1226 – after 1274), daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and his wife, Maria Laskarina.^[1] Together they had the following children:

• Duke Michael of Bosnia (? – 1271)^[1]
• Duke Béla of Macsó (? – November, 1272)^[1]
• Unnamed daughter (perhaps Anna), wife firstly of Tsar Michael Asen I of Bulgaria, secondly of Tsar Koloman II of Bulgaria^[4]
• Kunigunda (1245 – September 9, 1285), wife firstly of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, and secondly of nobleman Záviš of Falkenštejn (Rosenberg)
• Agrippina (? – May 26, 1303/1309), wife of Prince Leszek II of Cracow

Sources

• Book: Bárány, Attila. The Relations of King Emeric and Andrew II of Hungary with the Balkan States. Stefan the First-Crowned and His Time. 2020. Belgrade. Institute of History. 213–249. 9788677431396.
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. Sima Ćirković. 2004. The Serbs. Malden. Blackwell Publishing. 9781405142915.

• Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; .
• Book: Engel, Pál. The Realm of St. Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526. 2001. London & New York. I.B.Tauris. 9781850439776.
• Book: Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr.. John Van Antwerp Fine Jr.

. John Van Antwerp Fine Jr.. The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. 1994. 1987. Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan Press. 0472082604.

• Book: Font, Márta. Rostislav, Dominus de Macho. Stefan the First-Crowned and His Time. 2020. Belgrade. Institute of History. 309–326. 9788677431396.
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• Kristó, Gyula: Középkori históriák oklevelekben (1002-1410) (Medieval Stories in Royal Charters /1002-1410/); Szegedi Középkorász Műhely in association with the Gondolat Kiadó, 1992, Szeged; .
• Kristó, Gyula (General Editor) - Engel, Pál (Editor) - Makk, Ferenc (Editor): Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) (Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History /9th-14th centuries/); Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; .
• Voloshchuk. Myroslav. The Court of Rostyslav Mykhailovych, Prince and Dominus of Machou, in Hungary (An Excerpt from a Family History between the Late 13th and Mid 14th Centuries). Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. 2020. 7. 2. 42–50. 10.15330/jpnu.7.2.42-50 . 234590260 . free.
• Zsoldos, Attila: Családi ügy - IV. Béla és István ifjabb király viszálya az 1260-as években (A Family Affair - The Conflict of Béla IV and Junior King Stephen in the 1260s); História - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, 2007, Budapest; .
• Book: Харди, Ђура. О смрти господара Мачве кнеза Ростислава Михаилович. Наукові праці Кам'янець-Подільського національного університету імені Івана Огієнка: Історичні науки. 24. 2014. Кам’янець-Подільський. 183–194.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kristó . Gyula . Engel . Pál . Makk . Ferenc . Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század).
2. Book: Dimnik, Martin . The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.
3. Book: Zsoldos, Attila . Családi ügy - IV. Béla és István ifjabb király viszálya az 1260-as években.
4. Book: Fine, John V. A. . The Late Medieval Balkans - A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. 1987 . 9780472100798 . registration .