Roman Mikhailovich the Old ( 1218 – after 1288) was a Rus' prince of the Olgovichi clan. He was Prince of Bryansk (1246 – after 1288), and probably also Prince of Chernigov (1246/7 – after 1288), although most primary sources only mention him as Prince of Bryansk.
Roman was the second son of Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov (who later became prince of Chernigov, and grand prince of Kiev) by his wife, Elena Romanovna (or Maria Romanovna), a daughter of prince Roman Mstislavich of Halych. His mother most likely persuaded her husband to name their second son after her father. Around 1243, Roman’s elder brother, Rostislav Mikhailovich was disowned by their father when he decided to stay in Hungary.
Marriage and children #: AnnaAccording to the account of the Uspenskiy Svenskiy Monastery, however, his wife was named Anastasia; perhaps Anastasia was the name of his second wife; Dimnik, Martin op. cit. p. 376. Prince Oleg Romanovich of Chernigov and Bryansk; Mikhail Romanovich; Olga Romanovna (Elena Romanovna), wife of Prince Vsevolod Vasilkovich of Volhynia.
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Bibliography Primary sources Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Ystoria Mongalorum (1240s) DiPlano Carpini, Giovanni (Author) - Hildinger, Erik (Translator): The Story of the Mongols whom We Call the Tartars; Branden Publishing Company, Inc, 1996, Boston, MA; . Galician–Volhynian Chronicle ( 1292)
Literature Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; .