Sviatoslav III of Kiev

Sviatoslav III
Prince of Chernigov
Reign1164–1177
PredecessorSviatoslav Olgovich
SuccessorYaroslav II Vsevolodovich
Born1126
Chernigov[1]
Died27 July 1194
Kiev[2]
SpouseMaria Vasilkovna of Polotsk
IssueVsevolod IV of Kiev
Oleg III Svyatoslavich[3]
HouseOlgovichi
FatherVsevolod II Olgovich
MotherMaria Mstislavna of Kiev

Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich[a] (died 1194) was Prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Volhynia (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversk (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (1174; 1177–1180; 1182–1194). He was the son of Vsevolod II Olgovich.[1]

He succeeded in taking the Kievan throne from Yaroslav II, and ruled Kiev alongside Rurik Rostislavich until his death. The co-princedom did not go smoothly and there were disagreements between Sviatoslav and Rurik,[4] until Sviatoslav was taken ill and died on 27 July 1194.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
  2. ^ Curtin, Jeremiah (1908). The Mongols in Russia. Boston: Little Brown. pp. 142–143. OCLC 192131624.
  3. ^ Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.
  4. ^ Curtin 1908, pp. 140, 142
  5. ^ Curtin 1908, p. 143


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