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Oleg III Svyatoslavich (c. 1147–1204)[1] was a Kievan Rus' prince. His baptismal name was Feodosy.[1] He was prince of Vshchizh (1166–before 1175),[1] of Novgorod-Seversk (1200–1201),[1] and of Chernigov (1201/1202–1204).[1]
| Oleg III Svyatoslavich | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Marriages and children
editOleg 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.[citation needed]
Oleg's second wife was a daughter of Prince Yuriy Rostislavich of Ryazan and may have been named Euphrosyne.[citation needed]
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).[1]
Footnotes
editSources
edit- Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; ISBN 978-0-521-03981-9.