Iouri Dolgorouki

See also: Dolgorouki

Yuriy Vladimirovitch Dolgorukiy (Russian: ЮрийДолгорукий), known under the name of George Ier of Russia was born in 1091. He is the son of Vladimir II Monomaque. He controlled Rostov and Souzdal. Being the son of the large-prince of Kiev, he did not want to be satisfied with little and he aimed to conquer the Large-Principality, which was worth the name of Dolgorouki to him (which comes from dolguye rouki which means “long hands”).

In 1120 it takes part in the war against the Bulgarian ones of the the Volga. in 1135 he is prince of Pereiaslav. In 1136 it returns in Souzdal its old stronghold. Its first success was in 1149 when it overcame the troops of Iziaslav II Mstislavitch its nephew. But it could not keep this conquest a long time and was banished of Kiev in 1152.

The second time, Iouri Dolgorouki occupies Kiev in 1154 with the agreement of the other large-prince de Kiev Rostislav Ier banished capital by Iziaslav III Davidovitch which had seized the power. After that, prince Rostislav raised it with the rank of large-prince de Kiev.

He then controlled Kiev of 1155 to his death the May 15th 1157 of the continuations of an indigestion contracted at the time of a drinking bout at a boyard of his friends. After its reign anarchy will spread in Kiev where on the throne many Large princes will follow one another whose authority will become quasi null.

It will remain in the history as the founder of the town of Moscow which is quoted for the first time under its reign in 1147.

He was the father of André Ier Bogolioubski founder of the line of the princes of Souzdal, Vladimir and Rostov.

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