Vasilko Konstantinovich

Vasilko goes to the Kalka River in 1223, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)

Vasilko Konstantinovich (Russian: Василько Константинович; 7 December 1209, in Rostov – 4 March 1238) was Prince of Rostov from 1219 to 1238.[1] He was the son of Konstantin of Rostov,[2] and the spouse of Maria of Chernigov.[3] He died in the battle of the Sit River during the Mongol invasions,[3] and was succeeded by his sons Boris and Gleb.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Presnyakov 1970, p. 64.
  2. ↑ Presnyakov 1970, p. 50.
  3. 1 2 Isoaho 2006, p. 28.
  4. ↑ Presnyakov 1970, pp. 64–65.

Sources

  • "Василько Константинович" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
  • Isoaho, Mari (1 June 2006). The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia: Warrior and Saint. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-474-0949-6.
  • Presnyakov, Aleksandr E. (1970). Rieber, Alfred J. (ed.). The Formation of the Great Russian State: A Study of Russian History in the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries. Translated by Moorhouse, A.E. Quadrangle Books. ISBN 9781131812656.


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