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'''Catherine''', '''Kateryna''' or '''Ekaterina of Chernigov''' ({{langx|uk|Катерина Чернігівська|Kateryna Chernihivs'ka}}; {{langx|ru|Екатерина Черниговская|Ekaterina Chernigovskaya}}) was ] of ] (modern ]) as the wife of ] ({{reign|1154|1164}}), and ] for a few days after his death ({{reign|1164|1164}}).{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} '''Catherine''',{{sfn|Dimnik|2003|p=173}} '''Kateryna''' or '''Ekaterina of Chernigov'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Катерина Чернігівська|Kateryna Chernihivs'ka}}; {{langx|ru|Екатерина Черниговская|Ekaterina Chernigovskaya}}.}} (died 12 April 1166{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|p=95}}) was ] of ] (modern ]) as the wife of ] ({{reign|1154|1164}}), and ] for a few days after his death ({{reign|1164|1164}}).{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}}


== Biography == == Biography ==
In early chronicles, she is not named.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Not until in later sources, she is named Ekaterina or Catherine, and identified as the daughter of Petryl, the ] of Novgorod.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} In 1136, she married Svyatoslav Olgovich (who had previously been married to an unnamed Cuman princess).{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Their son ] would later gain fame as the main character of the '']''.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In early chronicles, she is not named.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Not until in later sources, she is named Ekaterina or Catherine, and identified as the daughter of Petryl or Petrilo, the ] of Novgorod.{{sfn|Dimnik|2003|p=173}}{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} In 1136, she married Svyatoslav Olgovich (who had previously been married to an unnamed Cuman princess, daughter of Aepa, son of Girgen, who may have died giving birth to ] around the same time).{{sfn|Dimnik|2003|p=173}}{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Their son ] would later gain fame as the main character of the '']''.{{cn|date=December 2024}}


The '']'' mentions ''sub anno'' 6667 (1159) that there was a "princess' city for Sviatoslav's defence"{{sfn|Heinrich|1977|p=241}} ({{langx|orv|городъ кнѧгининъ на щитъ Ст҃ославлеѣ}}{{sfn|Shakhmatov|1908|pp=483–517}}) named "Oblov" ({{langx|orv|Ѡбловь|label=none}}{{sfn|Shakhmatov|1908|pp=483–517}}) on the boundary between the lands of Smolensk and Chernigov, that was captured or razed by ].{{sfn|Dimnik|2003|p=173}} According to Dimnik (2003), this meant that Sviatoslav's princess consort Catherine of Chernigov owned this town, which she probably received as a wedding gift.{{sfn|Dimnik|2003|pp=173–174}}
⚫ Upon Sviatoslav's death in 1164, the widowed Catherine briefly ruled as princess regnant of Chernigov.{{sfn|Raffensperger|Birnbaum|2021}} Her reign lasted for a few days, during which she kept her husband's death a secret while she summoned her (step-?)son Oleg to come to Chernigov quickly, and told the city's leading men not inform her brother-in-law ], who was the rightful heir to the Chernigovian throne.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Nevertheless, the bishop of Chernigov betrayed the trust of princess (''kniaginia'') Catherine immediately, and sent Sviatoslav Vsevolodich a letter, writing that "the kniaginia rules in cahoots with the children and she has many goods."{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Sviatoslav Vsevolodich soon arrived and made a deal with Oleg, by which the former became prince of Chernigov and the latter ].{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Princess Catherine is not heard of again until two years later, when she reportedly died on 12 April 1166.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}}


rules in cahoots with the children, and she has many goods. So come quickly, Oleg has not yet come, and you can come to an agreement with him."{{sfn|Heinrich|1977|p=266}}{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}}]]
⚫ ==References==
⚫ Upon Sviatoslav's death in 1164, the widowed Catherine briefly ruled as princess regnant of Chernigov.{{sfn|Raffensperger|Birnbaum|2021}} Her reign lasted for a few days, during which she kept her husband's death a secret while she summoned her (step-?)son Oleg to come to Chernigov quickly, and told the city's leading men not inform her brother-in-law ], who was the rightful heir to the Chernigovian throne.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Nevertheless, the bishop of Chernigov betrayed the trust of princess (''kniaginia'') Catherine immediately, and sent Sviatoslav Vsevolodich a letter, writing that "the kniaginia rules in cahoots with the children and she has many goods."{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Sviatoslav Vsevolodich soon arrived and made a deal with Oleg, by which the former became prince of Chernigov and the latter ].{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|pp=93–95}} Princess Catherine is not heard of again until two years later, when she reportedly died on 12 April 1166.{{sfn|Raffensperger|2024|p=95}}

== Notes ==
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⚫ == References ==
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=== Literature === === Literature ===
* Dimnik, Martin. ''The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246'', 2000 * Dimnik, Martin. ''The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246'', 2000
* {{cite journal |last=Dimnik |first=Martin |title=The Princesses of Chernigov (1054–1246) |journal=Mediaeval Studies |volume=65 |date=2003 |issn=0076-5872 |doi=10.1484/J.MS.2.306502 |pages=163–212}}
* {{Cite web |title=N. N. Iaropolkovna. b. 1074 – d. 1158 |last1=Raffensperger |first1=Christian |last2=Birnbaum |first2=David J. |work=Rusian genealogy at genealogy.obdurodon.org |date=2021 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= http://genealogy.obdurodon.org/findPerson.php?person=unknown-daughter-iaropolk2}} * {{Cite web |title=N. N. Iaropolkovna. b. 1074 – d. 1158 |last1=Raffensperger |first1=Christian |last2=Birnbaum |first2=David J. |work=Rusian genealogy at genealogy.obdurodon.org |date=2021 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= http://genealogy.obdurodon.org/findPerson.php?person=unknown-daughter-iaropolk2}}
* {{cite book |last=Raffensperger |first=Christian |title=Name Unknown: The Life of a Rusian Queen |publisher=Routledge |date=2024 |pages=232 |isbn=978-1-04-003014-1 |doi=10.4324/9781003325185}} * {{cite book |last=Raffensperger |first=Christian |title=Name Unknown: The Life of a Rusian Queen |publisher=Routledge |date=2024 |pages=232 |isbn=978-1-04-003014-1 |doi=10.4324/9781003325185}}

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Catherine and her sons sitting at the deathbed of Sviatoslav Olgovich, while Oleg and Sviatoslav Vsevolodich march on Chernigov. Miniature from the Tsar Book (16th century)

Catherine, Kateryna or Ekaterina of Chernigov (died 12 April 1166) was princess consort of Chernigov (modern Chernihiv) as the wife of Sviatoslav Olgovich (r. 1154–1164), and princess regnant of Chernigov for a few days after his death (r. 1164–1164).

Biography

In early chronicles, she is not named. Not until in later sources, she is named Ekaterina or Catherine, and identified as the daughter of Petryl or Petrilo, the posadnik of Novgorod. In 1136, she married Svyatoslav Olgovich (who had previously been married to an unnamed Cuman princess, daughter of Aepa, son of Girgen, who may have died giving birth to Oleg II Svyatoslavich around the same time). Their son Igor Sviatoslavich would later gain fame as the main character of the The Tale of Igor's Campaign.

The Kievan Chronicle mentions sub anno 6667 (1159) that there was a "princess' city for Sviatoslav's defence" (Old East Slavic: городъ кнѧгининъ на щитъ Ст҃ославлеѣ) named "Oblov" (Ѡбловь) on the boundary between the lands of Smolensk and Chernigov, that was captured or razed by Iziaslav Davidovich. According to Dimnik (2003), this meant that Sviatoslav's princess consort Catherine of Chernigov owned this town, which she probably received as a wedding gift.

The bishop's letter to Vsevolodich: "...the princess rules in cahoots with the children, and she has many goods. So come quickly, Oleg has not yet come, and you can come to an agreement with him."

Upon Sviatoslav's death in 1164, the widowed Catherine briefly ruled as princess regnant of Chernigov. Her reign lasted for a few days, during which she kept her husband's death a secret while she summoned her (step-?)son Oleg to come to Chernigov quickly, and told the city's leading men not inform her brother-in-law Sviatoslav Vsevolodich, who was the rightful heir to the Chernigovian throne. Nevertheless, the bishop of Chernigov betrayed the trust of princess (kniaginia) Catherine immediately, and sent Sviatoslav Vsevolodich a letter, writing that "the kniaginia rules in cahoots with the children and she has many goods." Sviatoslav Vsevolodich soon arrived and made a deal with Oleg, by which the former became prince of Chernigov and the latter prince of Novgorod-Seversk. Princess Catherine is not heard of again until two years later, when she reportedly died on 12 April 1166.

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Катерина Чернігівська, romanized: Kateryna Chernihivs'ka; Russian: Екатерина Черниговская, romanized: Ekaterina Chernigovskaya.

References

  1. ^ Dimnik 2003, p. 173.
  2. ^ Raffensperger 2024, p. 95.
  3. ^ Raffensperger 2024, pp. 93–95.
  4. Heinrich 1977, p. 241.
  5. ^ Shakhmatov 1908, pp. 483–517.
  6. Dimnik 2003, pp. 173–174.
  7. Heinrich 1977, p. 266.
  8. Raffensperger & Birnbaum 2021.

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