Vasilko Rostislavich

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Vasilko Rostislavich

Vasilko Rostislavich (Ukrainian: Василько Ростиславич, romanized: Vasylko Rostyslavych; Russian: Василько Ростиславич; c.1066 – 1124) was a prince of Kievan Rus' and member of the Rurik dynasty. He was the first Prince of Terebovl' from 1092.[1] His Byzantine-style blinding was very unusual among the Rurik dynasty.[2]

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Life

He was the third son of Rostislav Vladimirovich, the prince of Tmutarakan.[3] The historian Martin Dimnik writes that Vasilko's mother was Lanka, a daughter of King Béla I of Hungary.[4]

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The Blinding of Vasylko. Miniature of Radzivil chronicle of the 15th century

In November 1097, the Prince David Igorevich [ru] of Volhynia and Prince Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich of Kiev captured and blinded Vasilko Rostislavich, whom Sviatopolk had tricked into coming to Kiev. Thus, the agreements reached at an earlier meeting of the princes at the Council of Liubech were broken and war ensued.

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