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Sviatoslav III | |
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Prince of Chernigov | |
Reign | 1164–1177 |
Predecessor | Sviatoslav Olgovich |
Successor | Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich |
Born | 1126 Chernigov[1] |
Died | 27 July 1194 Kiev[2] |
Spouse | Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk |
Issue | Vsevolod IV of Kiev Oleg III Svyatoslavich[3] |
House | Olgovichi |
Father | Vsevolod II Olgovich |
Mother | Maria 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]
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