Individual Details
Sviatoslav III, Grand Prince of Kiev
(1126 - 27 Jul 1194)
According to Wikipedia:
Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich (Ukrainian and Russian: Святослав III Всеволодич) (died 1194), Prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Vladimir and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 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[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b "Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
^ Curtin, Jeremiah (1908). The Mongols in Russia. Boston: Little Brown. pp. 142–143. OCLC 192131624.
^ Curtin 1908, pp. 140, 142
^ Curtin 1908, p. 143
Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich (Ukrainian and Russian: Святослав III Всеволодич) (died 1194), Prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Vladimir and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 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[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b "Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovych". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
^ Curtin, Jeremiah (1908). The Mongols in Russia. Boston: Little Brown. pp. 142–143. OCLC 192131624.
^ Curtin 1908, pp. 140, 142
^ Curtin 1908, p. 143
Events
| Birth | 1126 | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |||
| Death | 27 Jul 1194 | Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine, Russia |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk ( - ) |
| Child | Vsevolod IV the Red, Grand Prince of Kiev ( - 1212) |
| Father | Vsevolod II, Grand Prince of Kiev ( - 1146) |
| Mother | Maria Mstislavna of Kiev ( - 1179) |
| Sibling | Zvenislava of Kiev ( - 1155) |