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Vseslav was the son of Bryachislav Izyaslavich, Prince of Polotsk and Vitebsk, and was thus the great-grandson of Vladimir I of Kiev and Rogneda of Polotsk.He was born in c. 1029–1030 in Polotsk (with Vasilii as his baptismal name) and married around 1060.
Vseslav fled back and Polotsk and the Yaroslav princes did not pursue him. However, in June, after the battle, the Yaroslav princes called for negotiations, “kissed the cross” (took an oath) and made promises of future safety; Vseslav was invited to Iziaslav's camp to celebrate the peace and was promptly arrested together with two of his ...
Vseslav of Polotsk, the cathedral's patron, is shown on the reverse. The cathedral is named after the Holy Wisdom of God, similar to the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv and Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod. After building his own cathedral, Vseslav, who was an izgoi prince, tried to seize the Kyivan throne. Failing in that attempt, he raided ...
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Polotsk – built by Vseslav between 1044 and 1066 – was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polotsk, rivalling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kiev and referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority, and sovereignty).
Principality of Polotsk: Allied victory Principality of Polotsk is defeated (1067) [14] Vseslav briefly reigned in Kiev (1068–May 1069) [14] Restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (May 1069) [14] 1074 [citation needed] Bolesław II the Generous's raid on Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' Kingdom of Poland: Defeat 1076 Bolesław II the Generous's raid on Bohemia
Reigned three times, threatened by the power of his relatives Vseslav of Polotsk (1068–69) and Sviatoslav II of Kyiv (1073–76). First ruler titled King of Rus' , as Pope Gregory VII sent him a crown from Rome in 1075. Vseslav II the Seer Vseslav Basil Bryacheslavich (Всеслав Брячиславич) c.1039 Polotsk Son of Briacheslav I
In turn, the prince of Polotsk, Vseslav of Polotsk, who had driven Iziaslav out of Kiev, gathered an army not to be despised, consisting of Ruthenians, Pechenegs and Varangians to fight against the Polish king. But when he was about to threaten King Bolesław's path to further Rus lands, he met him near Białogród, and when he saw the mighty ...
Principality of Polotsk: Allied victory Principality of Polotsk is defeated (1067) [17] Vseslav briefly reigned in Kiev (1068–May 1069) [17] Restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (May 1069) [17] 1074 [citation needed] Bolesław II the Generous's raid on Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' Kingdom of Poland: Defeat 1076 Bolesław II the Generous's raid on Bohemia