Prince of Chernigov

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.

List of princes

Mstislav of Chernigov, 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 Igor Sviatoslavich the Brave, 1198–1201/1202 Oleg III Sviatoslavich, 1201/1202–1204 Vsevolod III Svyatoslavich, 1204–1206/1208 Gleb I Sviatoslavich, 1206/1208–1215/1220 Mstislav II Svyatoslavich, 1215/1220–1223 Saint Mikhail I Vsevolodovich, 1223–1235 (for the first time) Mstislav III Glebovich, 1235–1239/1241 Rostislav I Mikhailovich, 1241–1242 Saint Mikhail I Vsevolodovich, 1242–1246 (for the second time) Roman I Mikhailovich the Old, 1246/1247 – after 1288 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

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