Prince of Chernigov
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The Prince of Chernigov was the kniaz, the ruler
or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Chernigov, a lordship which lasted four centuries straddling what are now parts of Ukraine
, Belarus
and the Russian Federation.
Ruler
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or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Chernigov, a lordship which lasted four centuries straddling what are now parts of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Belarus
Belarus
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and the Russian Federation.
List of princes of Chernigov
- Mstislav Vladimirovich the BoldMstislav of ChernigovMstislav of Chernigov was the earliest attested ruler of Chernigov . He was Vladimir the Great's son, probably by Rogneda of Polotsk, although his exact position in the family has been disputed. It is not clear, for instance, whether Yaroslav the Wise was his younger or elder brother...
, 1024–1036 - ?
- Sviatoslav IaroslavichSviatoslav II of KievSviatoslav Iaroslavich was the Prince of Chernihiv from 1054 to 1073 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 1073 until his death...
, 1054–1073 - Vsevolod IaroslavichVsevolod I of KievVsevolod I Yaroslavich , ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death.-Early life:...
, 1073–1076 - Vladimir Monomakh, 1076–1077
- Boris VyacheslavichBoris VyacheslavichBoris Vyacheslavich was a prince of Tmutarakan, son of Vyacheslav Yaroslavich . Boris was izgoi from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’....
, 1077 - Vsevolod Iaroslavich (again), 1077–1078
- Oleg SviatoslavichOleg I of ChernigovOleg Svyatoslavich of Chernigiv , sometimes also styled as of Tmutarakan, was a Rurikid prince whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in Kievan Rus at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries....
, 1078 - Vladimir Monomakh (again), 1078–1094
- Oleg Sviatoslavich, 1094–1097
- Davyd Sviatoslavich, 1097–1123
- Iaroslav Sviatoslavich, 1123–1126
- Vsevolod Ol'govichVsevolod II of KievVsevolod II Olgovich was the Prince of Chernigov and Grand Prince of Kiev , son of Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov....
, 1126–1139 - Vladimir Davydovich, 1139–1151
- Iziaslav Davydovich, 1151–1154
- Sviatoslav Ol'govich, 1157–1164
- Oleg Sviatoslavich, 1164
- Sviatoslav Vsevolodich, 1164–1177
- Yaroslav II VsevolodovichYaroslav II VsevolodovichYaroslav II Vsevolodovich was a Rus’ prince . He was prince of Ropesk , of Starodub , and of Chernigov...
(1176–1198) - Igor Svyatoslavich the BraveIgor SvyatoslavichIgor Svyatoslavich the Brave was a Rus’ prince...
(1198-1201/1202) - Oleg III SvyatoslavichOleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)Oleg III Svyatoslavich was a Rus' prince . His baptismal name was Feodosy. He was prince of Vshchizh , of Novgorod-Seversk , and of Chernigov .-His life:...
(1201/1202-1204) - Vsevolod III SvyatoslavichVsevolod IV of KievVsevolod IV Svyatoslavich the Red was a Rus' prince . His baptismal name was Daniil...
(1204-1206/1208) - Gleb I SvyatoslavichGleb Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)Gleb Svyatoslavich was a Rus' prince . His baptismal name was Pakhomy. He was prince of Kaniv , of Belgorod , and of Chernigov . He helped to pay for the Church of St...
(1206/1208-1215/1220) - Mstislav II Svyatoslavich (1215/1220-1223)
- Saint Mikhail I VsevolodovichMichael of ChernigovSaint Michael of Chernigov or Mikhail Vsevolodovich was a Rus' prince...
(1223–1235) (for the first time) - Mstislav III GlebovichMstislav III Glebovich (Prince of Chernigov)Mstislav III Glebovich was a Rus' prince . He was probably prince of Rylsk and of Chernigov...
(1235-1239/1241) - Rostislav I Mikhailovich (1241–1242)
- Saint Mikhail I Vsevolodovich (1242–1246) (for the second time)
- Roman I Mikhailovich the OldRoman Mikhailovich (Prince of Chernigov)Roman Mikhailovich the Old was a Rus' prince . He was prince of Chernigov , and of Bryansk .-His life:...
(1246/1247-after 1288) - Oleg Romanovich, 13th century
- Mikhail, late 13th-early 14th century
- Mikhail Aleksandrovich, 14th cent.
- Roman Mikhailovich (the younger), d. 1370
- "Dmitry" Kaributas AlgirdaitisDymitr KorybutKaributas was a son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and reigned in Severian Novgorod until 1393....
(Koribut or Korybut), c. 1372-1393 - Roman Mikhailovich (the younger), restored, 1393–1401
- Absorbed by the Lithuanians, c. 1401
Sources
- Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; ISBN 978-0521-03981-9.
- Martin, Janet, Medieval Russia, 980-1584, (Cambridge, 1995)