Iziaslav IV of Kiev

Iziaslav IV Vladimirovich
Father	Vladimir III Igorevich

Iziaslav IV Vladimirovich(1186 –fl.1236) was Prince ofTerebovl'(1210),Novgorod-Seversk(until 1235) andGrand Prince of Kiev(1235–1236). He was the son ofVladimir Igorevich.

Iziaslav Vladimirovich was an Igorevich (descendant ofIgor Sviatoslavich) and a member of a cadet branch of the Ol'govichi (descendants ofOleg Sviatoslavich). According to theHypatian Chronicle,in 1234, Vladimirovich, with the help of the nomadicPolovtsy,campaigned against Vladimir Riurikovich andDaniil RomanovichofVolyn' and Galich.He defeated them nearTorchesk,taking Vladimir prisoner. In the year 1235, Iziaslav IV marched from Kamenets withMikhail Vsevelodovich,thePoles,the Russians, and the Polovtsy marched against Daniil again but were unsuccessful. According to theNovgorod First Chronicle,Prince Iziaslav and the Polovtsy joined Mikhail and troops from Chernigov to successfully attack and captureKiev.After the victory, Iziaslav took the title of Grand Prince.

The Hypatian Chronicle and the Novgorod Chronicle disagree on which princes replaced each other in Kiev between 1235 and 1236. The Hypatian Chronicle states that Iaroslav Vsebelodovich took Kiev from Vladimir who was replaced by Mikail. The Novgorod Chronicle and, to a certain extent, theNikon Chronicle,on the other hand, states that Iziaslav occupied Kiev after Vladimir was captured in 1235 implying that he replacedIziaslav Mstislavichand not Vladimir.