Vsevolod II Olgovich (
Cyrillic
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: Всеволод II Ольгович) (died August 1, 1146) was the
Prince
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(
Knyaz
, or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...
) of
Chernigov
Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative ...
(1127–1139) and
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes grand duke) was the title of the ruler of Kiev and the ruler of Kievan Rus' from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prince of Vladimir and ...
(Velikiy Knyaz), 1139–1146), son of
Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov.
Vsevolod married
Maria Mstislavna of Kiev Maria Mstislavna of Kiev (died 1179), was a Grand Princess consort of Kiev by marriage to Prince Vsevolod II of Kiev. She was the daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden.
Her marriage was arranged in 1116 to facilitate be ...
, the daughter of Grand Duke
Mstislav of Kiev. They had two sons and two daughters:
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Sviatoslav III 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 ...
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Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich
Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich (Kiev, 1139–1198) was a Rus’ prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty). He was prince of Ropesk (c. 1146–1166), of Starodub (1166–1176), and of Chernigov (1176–1198).
His early life
He was the second son of princ ...
, born in 1139
# Anna of Chernigov, married a
prince of Halych, son of
Vasylko Rostyslavych
Vasylko Rostyslavych, ''Vasilko Rostislavich'' (, born around 1066, died in 1124) was a Rus' prince and member of the Rurik dynasty. He was the first Prince of Terebovl' from 1092. His Byzantine-style blinding was very unusual among the Rurik ...
according to some chronicles
# Zvenislava of Chernigov, married
Boleslaw I the Tall, Duke of
Wroclaw
Though he had two sons, Vsevolod's chosen successor was his brother, Igor, and he obtained pledges from his subjects to accept Igor as his heir. According to one account, Vsevolod even had the Kievans kiss the Holy Cross and swear loyalty to Igor, which they resented. Shortly before his death, Vsevolod became a monk under the name Gavriil.
Sources
* ''Dimnik, Martin.'' The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246, 2003
* ''Рыжов К. В.'
Всеволод II Ольгович// Все монархи мира. Россия. — М.: Вече, 1998. —
* ''Хмыров М. Д.'
// Алфавитно-справочный перечень государей русских и замечательнейших особ их крови. — СПб.: Тип. А. Бенке, 1870. — С. 24—25.
Princes of Chernigov
Grand Princes of Kiev
1146 deaths
Rurik dynasty
12th-century princes in Kievan Rus'
Year of birth unknown
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
Olgovichi family
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