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Prince of Chernigov
Oleg III Svyatoslavich
Prince of Chernigov
Reign1201/2–1204
PredecessorIgor Svyatoslavich
SuccessorVsevolod IV of Kiev
HouseOlgovichi
FatherSviatoslav III of Kiev
MotherMaria Vasilkovna of Polotsk

Oleg III Svyatoslavich (c. 1147–1204) was a Kievan Rus' prince. His baptismal name was Feodosy. He was prince of Vshchizh (1166–before 1175), of Novgorod-Seversk (1200–1201), and of Chernigov (1201/1202–1204).

Marriages and children

Oleg III married his first wife before 1166. She was a daughter of Prince Andrey Yuryevich of Suzdalia and his Cuman wife and may have been named Euphrosyne.

Oleg's second wife was a daughter of Prince Yuriy Rostislavich of Ryazan and may have been named Euphrosyne.

Oleg had three children: one whose name is unknown (died in 1204), a son named David (died in 1196), and a son named Ingor (died between 1211 and 1223).

Footnotes

  1. ^ Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.

Sources

  • Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; ISBN 978-0-521-03981-9.
Preceded bySvyatoslav Vladimirovich Prince of Vshchizh
(1166–before 1175)
Succeeded by
Preceded byIgor Svyatoslavich Prince of Novgorod-Seversk
1200–1201
Succeeded by
Preceded byIgor Svyatoslavich Prince of Chernigov
1201/1202–1204
Succeeded byVsevolod III Svyatoslavich
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