Yaroslav II of Kiev
Yaroslav II Iziaslavich , Prince of Turov, Novgorod, Lutsk and Grand Prince of Kiev. He was the son of Iziaslav II of Kiev and the brother of Mstislav II of Kiev.Biography
After the murder of Andrey Bogolyubsky, Yaroslav's relatives managed to maneuver him into the Kievan throne. He contended with a senior relative, Sviatoslav Vsevolodivich, for over two years before Sviatoslav eventually won power for himself and became the uncontested ruler of Kiev.Family
He was married to Richeza, daughter Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia.
