Prince of Chernigov

Political position in Rus'

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.[1]

List of princes

  • Mstislav I the Bold, 1024–1036
  • Sviatoslav I, 1054–1073
  • Vsevolod I, 1073–1076
  • Vladimir I Monomakh, 1076–1077
  • Boris, 1077
  • Vsevolod I (again), 1077–1078
  • Oleg I, 1078
  • Vladimir I Monomakh (again), 1078–1094
  • Oleg I, 1094–1097
  • Davyd Sviatoslavich, 1097–1123
  • Yaroslav Sviatoslavich, 1123–1127; sometimes identified with Constantine of Murom (died c. 1129), but whether the two men are one and the same person is uncertain.
  • Vsevolod II, 1127–1139
  • Vladimir II Davydovich, 1139–1151
  • Iziaslav I, 1151–1154
  • Sviatoslav II Olgovich, 1157–1164
  • Oleg II Svyatoslavich, 1164
  • Sviatoslav III of Kiev, 1164–1177
  • Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich, 1176–1198[2]
  • Igor Sviatoslavich the Brave, 1198–1201/1202[2]
  • Oleg III Sviatoslavich, 1201/1202–1204[2]
  • Vsevolod III Svyatoslavich, 1204–1206/1208[2]
  • Gleb I Sviatoslavich, 1206/1208–1215/1220[2]
  • Mstislav II Svyatoslavich, 1215/1220–1223[2]
  • Saint Mikhail I Vsevolodovich, 1223–1235[2] (for the first time)
  • Mstislav III Glebovich, 1235–1239/1241[2]
  • Rostislav I Mikhailovich, 1241–1242[2]
  • Saint Mikhail I Vsevolodovich, 1242–1246[2] (for the second time)
  • Roman I Mikhailovich the Old, 1246/1247 – after 1288[2]
  • Oleg IV Romanovich, 13th century
  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Entry Display Web Page".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.

Sources

  • Dimnik, Martin (1994). The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1054–1146. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. ISBN 0-88844-116-9.
  • Franklin, Simon; Shepard, Jonathan (1996). The Emergence of Rus 750–1200. Longman. ISBN 0-582-49091X.
  • Martin, Janet (1993). Medieval Russia, 980–1584. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-67636-6.
  • Vernadsky, George (1948). A History of Russia, Volume II: Kievan Russia. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-01647-6.