Reign 1180–1197 Parents Rostislav I of Kiev Name Davyd Rostislavich House Rurik dynasty | Role Rostislav I of Kiev's son Reign 1180–1197 Died April 23, 1197 | |
Descendants Theodore the Black, Rostislav III de Kiev Grandparents Mstislav I of Kiev, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden | ||
Grandchildren Rostislav III de Kiev | ||
David Rostislavich (Cyrillic: Давыд Ростиславич) (1140 - 23 April 1197), Prince of Smolensk (1180–1197) was fourth son of Rostislav Mstislavich, Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kievю
David was born in 1140, Smolensk, in a family of Rostislav Mstislavich, Prince of Smolensk. During 1167 David received in his rule Vyshhorod. In 1171 David was trying to put Vladimir III Mstislavich to a tron, and in a next year his brother Rurik Rostislavich. In 1175 he together with Prince Oleg Svyatoslavich, was fighting in Chernigov and in next year lost battle with Cumans near city of Rostovec. This battle mentioned in The Tale of Igor's Campaign.
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