Igor Svyatoslavich
| Igor Svyatoslavich | |
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 The escape of Igor Svyatoslavich from Polovtsian captivity | |
| Prince of Chernigov | |
| Reign | 1198–1201/2 |
| Predecessor | Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich |
| Successor | Oleg III Svyatoslavich |
| Born | 3 April 1151 Novgorod-Seversk |
| Died | 1201 or 1202 |
| Spouse | Euphrosyne Yaroslavna |
| Issue | Vladimir of Galicia Unnamed daughter Svyatoslav III of Vladimir-Volynsk Roman II of Galicia |
| House | Olgovichi |
| Father | Sviatoslav Olgovich |
| Mother | Catherine of Chernigov |
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Igor Svyatoslavich[a] (3 April 1151 – c. 1201),[3][2][4] nicknamed the Brave, was Prince of Novgorod-Seversk (1180–1198) and Prince of Chernigov (1198–1201/1202).[2][5]
Life
[edit]The son of Sviatoslav Olgovich, prince of Chernigov, in 1169 Igor took part in the war against Mstislav Iziaslavich of Kyiv on the side of Andrey Bogolyubsky. In order to counter Cuman raids on the lands of southern Rus', in 1185 he organized a campaign against the nomads, without the knowledge of the Grand Prince of Kyiv. After an initial victory, Igor's army was surrounded on the Kaiala River in modern-day eastern Ukraine. The prince himself was captured, but managed to escape. After Igor's defeat the Cumans raided the Pereiaslav region.[6]
In culture
[edit]Igor's defeat from the Cumans is the subject of the epic Lay of Igor's Campaign, whose central theme is the fate of Rus' territories during the period of feudal division between various princes. The work describes in detail Igor's preparations for the campaign and the course of the three-day battle between Rus' forces and the nomads. The text is concluded with a praise of the prince, his younger brother and comrade-in-arms Vsevolod Sviatoslavich, as well as his son Volodymyr.[7]
Marriage and children
[edit]Before 1170: Euphrosyne (possibly)[b] Yaroslavna, the second daughter of prince Yaroslav Osmomysl of Halych by his first wife Olga Yuryevna of Kiev[2]
- Prince Vladimir Igorevich of Halych (October 8, 1170 – 1211 or after)[2]
- Unnamed Igorevna (1171/1173 – after 1196), wife of David Olegovich[2]
- Oleg Igorevich (b. 1174) died at an early age[2]
- Prince Svyatoslav III Igorevich of Vladimir-in-Volhynia (1176 – September, 1211)[2]
- Prince Roman II Igorevich of Halych (1177/1179 – September, 1211)[2]
Ancestors
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Old East Slavic: Игорь Святъславичь, romanized: Igorĭ Svjatŭslavičĭ; Russian: Игорь Святославич; Ukrainian: Ігор Святославич, romanized: Ihor Svyatoslavych, Ihor Sviatoslavych;[1] Old Norse: Ingvar Sveinaldsson; Christian name: Yury[2]
- ^ Basing their observations on the evidence of the Lay of Igor’s Campaign, a number of historians have suggested that her name was Evfrosinia and that she may have been Igor’s second wife; on the other hand, the chronicles neither give Yaroslavna’s name nor suggest that she was Igor’s second wife[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Entry Display Web Page".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dimnik, Martin. The dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246.
- ^ Pubblici, Lorenzo (16 March 2022). Mongol Caucasia: Invasions, Conquest, and Government of a Frontier Region in Thirteenth-Century Eurasia (1204-1295). BRILL. p. 55. ISBN 978-90-04-50355-7.
- ^ A number of historians claim Igor died in 1202; he most probably died in the spring of 1201, because most chronicles place the news of his death as the first entry for the year; Dimnik, Martin op. cit p. 237.
- ^ Vernadsky, George. Kievan Russia.
- ^ "Ihor Sviatoslavych". Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Slovo o polku Ihorevi". Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Dimnik, Martin op. cit. 121.
Sources
[edit]- Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; ISBN 978-0-521-03981-9.
- Jellinek, George: History through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon; Proscenium Publishers Inc., 2000, New York; ISBN 0-87910-284-5.
- Vernadsky, George: Kievan Russia; Yale University Press, 1948, New Haven and London; ISBN 0-300-01647-6.
- Zenkovsky, Serge A.: Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles and Tales; Penguin Group, 1974; ISBN 978-0-452-01086-4.
- Dimnik, Martin. Battle of Kayala River (1185).The Encyclopedia of War 2011
- Anatoly Vorony. In Search of the River Kayala. Day, Kiev. 12 December, 2000
- Alexander IlYIN. SECRET OF THE BATTLE ON THE KAYALA RIVER. «VREMYA», Tuesday March 13 2001
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