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Oleg III Svyatoslavich | |
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Prince of Chernigov | |
Reign | 1201/2–1204 |
Predecessor | Igor Svyatoslavich |
Successor | Vsevolod IV of Kiev |
House | Olgovichi |
Father | Sviatoslav III of Kiev |
Mother | Maria 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
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 |