Vladimir III Mstislavich (Владимир III Мстиславич in Russian) (1132–1173), Prince of: Dorogobuzh (1150–1154, 1170–1171), Vladimir and Volyn (1154–1157), Slutsk (1162), Tripolye (1162–1168) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1171). He was the son of Mstislav I Vladimirovich, grandson of Vladimir Monomakh. Due to his brief rule, he is omitted from some lists of the princes of Kiev.
He kept excellent ties with Hungary and Serbia. In 1150 he married the daughter of Serbia's Beloš Vukanović. According to old Russian annals, her titular name was enscribed as "Banovna".
| Preceded by Gleb I |
Grand Prince of Kiev | Succeeded by Michael I |
| Vladimir III Mstislavich Rurikovich Born: 1132 Died: 1173 | ||
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| Preceded by Rostislav I |
Grand Prince of Kiev 1154–1171 |
Succeeded by Sviatoslav III |
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