Royal kin and queens · The other Volhynian princes (Lutsk, Peresopnitsa, Belz) · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Mstislav the Mute

Peresopnitsa on the Stubla, between Lutsk and Dorogobuzh, was a princely seat from the mid-12th century.

Its prince in the following decades is Mstislav the Mute, younger brother of Ingvar of Lutsk; his holding it already on 1 January 1200 is likely but not pinned. He is a steady ally of Roman's house: after 1205 he stands by Roman's widow and sons, and in 1226 he leaves his lands to Daniel.

Who he is

Name
Mstislav Yaroslavich, called the Mute (Nemoy)
Title
Prince of Peresopnitsa
Since
not pinned (before 1200 by his later style; Lutsk after Ingvar's death in 1220)
Born
not pinned
Family
Son of Yaroslav Izyaslavich of Lutsk; brother of Ingvar. He dies in 1226, leaving his lands to Roman's son Daniel.
Confidence
low

Known as 'Mstislav of Peresopnitsa' in the Galician-Volhynian chronicle's notices after 1205; we found no dated source for Peresopnitsa in 1199-1200.

Overlord

His elder brother Ingvar as senior of the branch; follows Roman.

What it holds

How it was acquired

Share of his father's lands (not pinned).

Allies and rivals

Ingvar; Roman.

How things stand that morning

Probably at Peresopnitsa, following his brother and Roman (allegiance galicia).

Wealth

A small appanage on the Kiev road.

Military

His retinue; the fort of Peresopnitsa.

Threats

  • Being squeezed between Lutsk and the Kievan border princes

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Tenure before 1200 inferred from his later style.

On the map: Rough bounds.

Primary sources for The Volhynian princes apart from Roman

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

  • The Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. Read online
  • Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
  • The Tale of Igor's Campaign (about 1187 to 1200 (disputed)). A poem on Igor Sviatoslavich's defeat by the Polovtsians in 1185 that addresses the princes of the day by name: Vsevolod of Vladimir, Rurik and David Rostislavich, Yaroslav of Galich, Roman of Volhynia and the Olgovichi of Chernigov, of whom Igor himself was prince from 1198. Read online

Sources and studies

  1. Ingvar Yaroslavich (English Wikipedia), for the family
  2. Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (English Wikipedia), timeline (Mstislav the Mute as regent 1211-1212)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.