Yaroslav is eight.
During 1200 (en.wikipedia; some accounts give 1201) his father sends him as prince to the southern Pereyaslavl, the old patrimony of Yuri Dolgoruky's line on the Cuman frontier, where his father's men will govern for him. On 1 January 1200 he has not yet gone. He is driven out of Pereyaslavl in 1206 by Vsevolod the Red of Chernigov, and holds Pereyaslavl-Zalessky from 1212 (later).
Who he is
- Name
- Yaroslav (Fyodor) Vsevolodovich
- Title
- prince, son of the grand prince
- Since
- not applicable: no town of his own on 1 January 1200
- Born
- 8 February 1191 (en.wikipedia); aged 8
- Family
- Unmarried (about 1205 he marries a daughter of the Cuman khan Yuri Konchakovich: later).
- Confidence
- high
en.wikipedia (birth dates); Laurentian Chronicle as summarised in the standard accounts
Overlord
His father, Grand Prince Vsevolod III
What it holds
- No town or land of his own on 1 January 1200: he lives at his father's court in Vladimir
How it was acquired
Not applicable.
Allies and rivals
His father's allies. The brothers' rivalry belongs to the future (Konstantin against Yuri and Yaroslav, 1212-1216).
How things stand that morning
At his father's court in Vladimir, without a town; his dispatch to the southern Pereyaslavl is expected during 1200.
Wealth
His father's household; no revenues of his own are recorded.
Military
None of his own.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200 (en.wikipedia; some accounts 1201), month not pinnedSent as prince to the southern Pereyaslavl.Depends on: His father's claim to Pereyaslavl as the patrimony of Yuri Dolgoruky's line and Rurik of Kiev's acceptance; quiet on the Cuman steppe. Stopped by: Another prince seizing Pereyaslavl, war in the south, or a quarrel between Vsevolod and Rurik.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The Laurentian Chronicle records the births of Vsevolod's children; their later careers are well documented. The year of his dispatch to Pereyaslavl is 1200 in en.wikipedia and 1201 in some accounts; the month is not pinned.
On the map: Not drawn: he holds no land on 1 January 1200.
Primary sources for Vladimir-Suzdal
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 Chronicle of Novgorod (kept year by year; the Synodal manuscript written in the 13th and 14th centuries). Novgorod's own record, kept at St Sophia. Read online
- 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
- The Laurentian Chronicle (the Suzdal continuation kept in the late 12th and 13th centuries; manuscript 1377). The court record of Vsevolod III of Vladimir. Read online
- The birch-bark letters (11th to 15th centuries). Excavated letters and notes on birch bark, dated by the layer they lie in. 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
- Wikipedia (en): Yaroslav II of Vladimir (born 8 February 1191; sent to Pereyaslavl in 1200)
- Wikipedia (en): Prince of Pereyaslavl (list of princes; no holder dated for 1187-1206 beyond Vsevolod III)
- Wikipedia (en): Vsevolod the Big Nest (birth, children's birth dates, death)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.