Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych
Born1126
Chernihiv[1]
Died27 July 1194
Kiev[2]
Noble familyOlgovichi
Spouse(s)Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk
IssueVsevolod IV of Kiev
FatherVsevolod II Olgovich
MotherMaria Mstislavna of Kiev

Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych (Ukrainian and Russian: Святослав III Всеволодич) (died 1194), Prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novhorod-Siverskyi (1157–1164), Chernihiv (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,[3] until Sviatoslav was taken ill and died on 27 July 1194.[4]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "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. Curtin 1908, pp. 140, 142
  4. Curtin 1908, p. 143



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