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Sviatoslav II

Type Figure Region Kiev Rus' Time c. 1027–1076 Also known as Sviatoslav II of Kiev、Sviatoslav Yaroslavich、Святослав Ярославич

Prince of Chernigov in Kiev Rus', later Grand Prince of Kiev (1073–1076); son of Yaroslav the Wise, a key figure in mid-11th-century eastern Rus' pol…

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  1. c. 1027–1053Chernigov · Kiev Rus'A son of Yaroslav the Wise, he received Chernigov in his early years, accumulating military and political experience under his father's rule in preparation for later independent governance of eastern Rus'.
  2. 1054–1060Chernigov · Kiev Rus'After the partition of 1054 he long ruled Chernigov, consolidating control over the eastern towns in the 1050s, forming a three-way balance with his brother Iziaslav and brother Vsevolod, and taking part in military campaigns against the Polovtsians.
  3. 1073–1076Kiev · Kiev Rus'In 1073 he joined his brother Vsevolod to expel Iziaslav, holding Kiev as grand prince until his death in 1076, briefly uniting the supreme power of Rus'.

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