Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich (Ukrainian

Ukrainian language

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 and Russian

Russian language

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: Святослав III Всеволодич) (died 1194), Prince

Prince

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 of Turov

Principality of Turov and Pinsk

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 (1142 and 1154), Vladimir

Vladimir

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 and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk

Pinsk

Pinsk , a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000...

 (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince

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 of Kiev

Kiev

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 (1174, 1177–1180, 1182–1194). He was the son of Vsevolod II Olgovich.

He succeeded in taking the Kievan throne from Yaroslav II

Yaroslav II of Kiev

Yaroslav II Iziaslavich , Prince of Turov , Novgorod , Lutsk and Grand Prince of Kiev . He was the son of Iziaslav II of Kiev and the brother of Mstislav II of Kiev....

, and ruled Kiev alongside Rurik Rostislavich until his death.