Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019

Summary

The Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019, also known as the Feud of the Volodimerovichi or the Internecine war in Rus', was a war of succession in Kievan Rus' caused by the death of Volodimer I of Kiev in 1015. Several of his sons claimed the throne, and began fighting and killing each other, until eventually Yaroslav emerged victorious in 1019.