Ljubichesky congress of princes: preconditions and results

No medieval European state has passed the stage of feudal disunity in its development . Somewhere it was overcome quickly enough (as, for example, in England), and somewhere the regional political formations remained independent enough almost to the twentieth century (as happened in Germany and Italy). Did not pass this fate and medieval Russia. The period of strengthening of the princely power and conquest of the East Slavic tribes was replaced by the era of redistribution of land allotments between the bred representatives of the princely family.

Prerequisites of the Lyubic Congress

Perhaps the first forerunner of this era should be considered the struggle of Vladimir Svyatoslavich with his brother Yaropolk. This episode of the late 10th century was the first confrontation between the sons of the deceased prince for the throne of Kiev. Then the disintegration of Kievan Rus as a single state was stopped. Rather confidently rules and the son of Vladimir the Great, Prince Yaroslav the Wise. However, after his death, in the second half of the eleventh century, the process of the disintegration of Kievan Rus into separate patrimonies became more and more obvious. Speaking about the reasons for this process, it is necessary to highlight not only the number of potential heirs claiming to the throne, but also socio-economic reasons. Thus, the assertion and growth of feudal relations led to the strengthening of regions. The natural economy did not promote development at all Trade and the strengthening of any links between the territories. Local boyars eventually became more profitable to support not the prince of Kiev, but his local one. An important factor was also the growth of large cities - Chernihiv, Galich, Polotsk, Smolensk, Suzdal. By the end of the XI century, Rus was divided into the local territories of princes who fought endlessly for power, territory and authority. Among other things, negative influence, strife prevented rally against a common enemy in the face of nomadic tribes of the Black Sea steppes. The first attempt to solve this problem and agree among themselves was the Lyubic Congress of Princes in 1097. Its name comes, in fact, from the place of collection - the town of Lyubech on the Dnieper, which is in the modern Chernigov region.

Lyubichesky congress of princes

The elder at the time, the son of the prince who died in 1093, Svyatopolk II Izyaslavovich, failed to cope with the growing civil strife. All that was said in the previous paragraph reached its apogee at that time. At the initiative of Prince Vladimir Monomakh, more authoritative then in Russia, the Lyubic Congress of Russian Princes was assembled in 1097. The main purpose of this gathering was to stop the bloody wars and determine the agreements between the princes. As a result of the negotiations, the Lyubichesky Congress of Princes led to the most important decision at the time: "Every ruler holds his own step". Thus, now it was not the grand prince of Kiev who was the suzerain, who had the right to unite all Russian lands under his rod, but, on the contrary, the principle was established that every appanage prince had full power in his own principality and passed it by heredity. The Lyubic Congress of Princes resolved the contradictions between the princes, thus. But at the same time such a decision led to formal consolidation of fragmentation. Lyubechesky Congress princes literally pushed Russia in the first half of the 12th century to the final confirmation of the feudal independence of the regions.