The Prince of Chernigov was the knyaz, the ruler or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Chernigov, a principality which lasted four centuries straddling what are now parts of Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation.
List of princes of Chernigov[]
Ruler | Native name | Born | Reign | Death | Parents | Consort | Notes | ||
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Mstislav Vladimirovich | Мстислав Владимирович | c983 | 1024—1036 | 1036 | |||||
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Svyatoslav Yaroslavich | ![]() |
Святослав Ярославич | 1027 | 1054-1073 | 1076 | Yaroslav Vladimirovich Ingegerd of Sweden |
Cecilia of Dithmarschen Oda von Babenberg |
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Vsevolod Yaroslavich | ![]() |
Всеволод Ярославич | 1030 | 1073-1076 | 1093 | Yaroslav Vladimirovich Ingegerd of Sweden |
Anastasia Monomachos Anna Polovetskaya |
First reign | |
Vladimir Monomakh | ![]() |
Владимир Всеволодович Мономах | 1053 | 1076-1077 | 1125 | Vsevolod Yaroslavich Anastasia Monomachos |
Gytha of Wessex Yefimiya Unknown Cuman princess |
First reign | |
Boris Vyacheslavich | Борис Вячеславич | c1054 | 1077 | 1078 | Vyacheslav Yaroslavich Oda of Stade |
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Vsevolod Yaroslavich | ![]() |
Всеволод Ярославич | 1030 | 1077—1078 | 1093 | Yaroslav Vladimirovich Ingegerd of Sweden |
Anastasia Monomachos Anna Polovetskaya |
Second reign | |
Oleg Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | c1053 | 1078 | 1115 | Svyatoslav Yaroslavich Cecilia of Dithmarschen |
Theophano Mouzalonissa Daughter of Osaluka-Khan |
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Vladimir Monomakh | ![]() |
Владимир Всеволодович Мономах | 1053 | 1078—1094 | 1125 | Vsevolod Yaroslavich Anastasia Monomachos |
Gytha of Wessex Yefimiya Unknown Cuman princess |
Second reign | |
Oleg Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | c1053 | (again)1094—1097 | 1115 | Svyatoslav Yaroslavich Cecilia of Dithmarschen |
Theophano Mouzalonissa Daughter of Osaluka-Khan |
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Davyd Svyatoslavich | Давыд Святославич | c1052 | 1097—1123 | 1123 | |||||
Yaroslav Svyatoslavich | Ярослав Святославич | 1074 | 1123—1127 | 1129 | |||||
Vsevolod Olgovich | Всеволод Ольгович | 1104 | 1127—1139 | 1146 | |||||
Vladimir Davydovich | Владимир Давыдович | c1118 | 1139—1151 | 1151 | |||||
Izyaslav Davydovich | Изяслав Давыдович | c1100 | 1151—1154 | 1161 | |||||
Svyatoslav Olgovich | Святослав Ольгович | c1108 | 1154—1155 | 1164 | |||||
Izyaslav Davydovich | Изяслав Давыдович | c1100 | 1155-1157 | 1161 | second time | ||||
Svyatoslav Olgovich | Святослав Ольгович | c1108 | 1157-1164 | 1164 | second time | ||||
Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich | Святослав Всеволодович | 1164—1178 | |||||||
Oleg III Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | 1178-1180 | |||||||
Yaroslav Vsevolodovich | Ярослав Всеволодович | 1181–1198[1][2] | |||||||
Igor Svyatoslavich | ![]() |
Игорь Святославич | 1151 | 1198-1202[3])[1] | 1202 | Svyatoslav Olgovich Yekaterina of Novgorod |
Eufrosinya Yaroslavna of Halych | ||
Oleg II Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | 1202-1204[3][1] | |||||||
Vsevolod Svyatoslavich | Всеволод Святославич Чёрмный | 1204–1210[1] | |||||||
Ryurik Rostislavich | Рюрик Ростиславич | 1210-1212 | |||||||
Vsevolod Svyatoslavich | Всеволод Святославич Чёрмный | again 1212–1215[1] | |||||||
Gleb Svyatoslavich | Глеб Святославич | c1160a | 1215-c1217 | c1217[4])[1] | Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich Mariya Vasilkovna |
Anastasiya Ryurikovna | |||
Mstislav Svyatoslavich | c1162 | c1217–1223)[1] | 1223 | Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich Mariya Vasilkovna |
Marfa Shvarnovna | ||||
Mikhail Vsevolodovich | ![]() |
Михаил Всеволодович | 1179 | 1224-1226 | 1246 | Vsevolod Svyatoslavich Maria of Poland |
Yelena Romanovna | (first time) | |
Oleg Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | c1185 | 1226 | c1230 | Svyatoslav Olgovich Evdokia |
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Mikhail Vsevolodovich | ![]() |
Михаил Всеволодович | 1179 | 1226-1234 | 1246 | Vsevolod Svyatoslavich Maria of Poland |
Yelena Romanovna | (second time) | |
Mstislav Glebovich | Мстислав Глебович | c1178 | 1235-1239 | 1239 | Gleb Svyatoslavich Anastasiya Ryurikova |
Dominica | |||
Rostislav Mikhailovich | 1227 | 1241–1242 | 1262 |
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Mikhail Vsevolodovich | ![]() |
Михаил Всеволодович | 1179 | 1242-1246 | 1246 | 1246 | Vsevolod Svyatoslavich Maria of Poland |
Yelena Romanovna | (for the second time) |
Roman I Mikhailovich the Old (1246/1247 – after 1288)[1][5][6] | |||||||||
Oleg Svyatoslavich | Олег Святославич | c1185 | c1230 | ||||||
Mikhail II, late 13th – early 14th century | |||||||||
Mikhail III Aleksandrovich, 14th century | |||||||||
Roman II Mikhailovich (the younger), died 1370 | |||||||||
* "Dmitry" Kaributas Algirdaitis (Koribut or Korybut), c. 1372–1393 | |||||||||
Roman II Mikhailovich (the younger), restored, 1393–1401 |
- Absorbed by the Lithuanians, c. 1401
See also[]
- Prince of Novgorod-Seversk
- Prince of Briansk
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.
- ^ Other source suggests that Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich ruled from 1181 ([1], retrieved on 2009-04-13), but his brother Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich became grand prince of Kiev in 1176 and promoted him to Chernihiv; Dimnik, Martin op. cit. p 137.
- ^ a b A number of historians claim Igor Svyatoslavich died in 1202 ([2], retrieved on 2009-04-13); he most probably died in the spring of 1201, because most chronicles place the news of his death as the first entry for the year; Dimnik, Martin op. cit p. 237.
- ^ Some historians claim Gleb Svyatoslavich died in 1219 ([3], retrieved on 2009-04-13); he was last mentioned under 1215 and he died between 1215 and 1220; Dimnik, Martin op. cit p. 291.
- ^ Under the year 1261, the chronicles report that prince Vasilko Romanovich of Vladimir-Volynsky married his daughter Olga to Andrei Vsevolodovich of Chernigov. Based on this report, some historians claim that Andrei Vsevolodovich was the prince of Chernigov between 1245 and 1261 ([4], retrieved on 2009-04-13). However, the chronicler's identification of Andrei as a prince of Chernigov merely signified that he was an Olgovich (a member of the dynasty of Chernigov); Dimnik, Martin op. cit p. 380.
- ^ The Lyubetskiy sinodik speaks of a certain "Lavrenty Vsevolod Yaropolchi"; R. V. Zotov suggests that Vsevolod succeeded Mikhail Vsevolodovich to Chernigov from 1246 to 1263(see also: [5], retrieved on 2009-04-13); the chronicles, however, do not support Zotov's assertions; Dimnik, Martin op. cit p. 380.
Sources[]
- Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; ISBN 978-0-521-03981-9.
- Martin, Janet, Medieval Russia, 980-1584, (Cambridge, 1995)
External links[]
- Cawley, Charles, RUSSIA Rurik, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc111997339, retrieved August 2012