Vsevolod II of Kiev
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Vsevolod II Olgovich (died August 1, 1146) was the Prince
(Knyaz
) of Chernigov (1127–1139) and Grand Prince
(Velikiy Knyaz) of Kiev
(1139–1146), son of Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov.
Vsevolod married Maria, the daughter of Grand Duke Mstislav of Kiev
. They had two sons and two daughters:
Though he had two sons, Vsevolod's chosen successor was his brother, Igor, and he obtained pledges from his subjects to accept Igor as his heir. According to one account, Vsevolod even had the Kievans kiss the Holy Cross and swear loyalty to Igor, which they resented. Shortly before his death, Vsevolod became a monk under the name Gavriil.
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
(Knyaz
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
) of Chernigov (1127–1139) and Grand Prince
Grand Prince
The title grand prince or great prince ranked in honour below emperor and tsar and above a sovereign prince .Grand duke is the usual and established, though not literal, translation of these terms in English and Romance languages, which do not normally use separate words for a "prince" who reigns...
(Velikiy Knyaz) of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
(1139–1146), son of Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov.
Vsevolod married Maria, the daughter of Grand Duke Mstislav of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I Vladimirovich the Great was the Grand Prince of Kiev , the eldest son of Vladimir II Monomakh by Gytha of Wessex...
. They had two sons and two daughters:
- Sviatoslav III of KievSviatoslav III of KievSviatoslav III Vsevolodovich , Prince of Turov , Vladimir and Volyn , Pinsk , Novgorod-Seversky , Chernigov , Grand Prince of Kiev...
- Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, born in 1139
- Anna of Chernigov, married a prince of Galicia according to some chronicles
- Zvenislava of Chernigov, married Boleslaw I the TallBoleslaw I the TallBoleslaus I the Tall was a Duke of Wroclaw from 1163 until his death.He was the eldest son of Władysław II the Exile by his wife Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and half-sister of King Conrad III of Germany.- Early Years:...
, Duke of Wroclaw
Though he had two sons, Vsevolod's chosen successor was his brother, Igor, and he obtained pledges from his subjects to accept Igor as his heir. According to one account, Vsevolod even had the Kievans kiss the Holy Cross and swear loyalty to Igor, which they resented. Shortly before his death, Vsevolod became a monk under the name Gavriil.
Sources
- Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246, 2003