Prince of Chernigov explained

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 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

• Prince of Novgorod-Seversk

Sources

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entry Display Web Page .
2. Book: Dimnik, Martin . The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.