Ruler · 978 – 1054

Yaroslav the Wise

Lived 978 – 1054; politician. Grand Prince of Kyiv of Kyivan Rus', 1016 – 1018 and 1 more term; also in the line of Principality of Smolensk, Rurikids, Principality of Kyiv and Principality of Pereiaslav.

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Lived: 978 – 1054; 76 years
In office: 39 years; one reign
Lines: 5; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Grand Prince of Kyiv

Kyivan Rus' · the 7th and 9th of 21 dated reigns · 882 – 1194

3 before

Yaropolk I of Kyiv972 – 978

Volodymyr the Great980 – 1015

Sviatopolk I of Kyiv1015 – 1016

Yaroslav the Wise1016 – 1018

Sviatopolk I of Kyiv1018 – 1019

Yaroslav the Wise1019 – 1054

Iziaslav I of Kyiv1054 – 1073

Vsevolod I of Kyiv1076 – 1077

Iziaslav I of Kyiv1077 – 1078

9 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1016 – 1018 · 2 years · came to it aged 38 · term 1 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1018; they died in 1054

Reigned 1019 – 1054 · 35 years · came to it aged 41 · term 2 of 2

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1054, the year they died

Also in the line of Principality of Smolensk (2nd of 7), Rurikids (6th of 21), Principality of Kyiv (7th of 26) and Principality of Pereiaslav (1st of 4).

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