Rostislav Mikhailovich (Hungarian: Rosztyiszláv, Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian: Ростислав Михайлович) (after 1210 / c. 1225 – 1262) was a Rus' prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty), and a dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary.
He was prince of Novgorod (1230), of Halych (1236–1237, 1241–1242), of Lutsk (1240), and of Chernigov (1241–1242). When he could not strengthen his rule in Halych, he went to the court of King Béla IV of Hungary, and married the king's daughter, Anna.
He was the Ban of Slavonia (1247–1248), and later he became the first Duke of Macsó (after 1248–1262), and thus he governed the southern parts of the kingdom. In 1257, he occupied Vidin and thenceforward he styled himself Tsar of Bulgaria.
Read more about Rostislav Mikhailovich: Early Life, Prince of Novgorod, Prince of Halych, The Tatar Invasion of The Kievan Rus’, His Struggle For Halych, Ban of Slavonia and Duke of Macsó, His Struggle For Bulgaria, Marriage and Children, Ancestors
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