Igor Svyatoslavich

Life

The son of Sviatoslav Olgovich, prince of Chernigov, in 1169 Igor took part in the war against Mstislav Iziaslavich of Kiev 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 Kiev. After an initial victory, Igor's army was surrounded on the . The prince himself was captured, but managed to escape. After Igor's defeat, the Cumans raided the Principality of Pereyaslavl.

In culture

Igor's defeat from the Cumans is the subject of the 13th century epic, The Tale 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 Vladimir.

Marriage and children

Before 1170: Euphrosyne (possibly) Yaroslavna, the second daughter of prince Yaroslav Osmomysl of Halych by his first wife Olga Yuryevna of Kiev

• Prince Vladimir Igorevich of Galicia (October 8, 1170 – 1211 or after)
• Unnamed Igorevna (1171/1173 – after 1196), wife of David Olegovich
• Oleg Igorevich (b. 1174) died at an early age
• Prince Svyatoslav III Igorevich of Vladimir-in-Volhynia (1176 – September, 1211)
• Prince Roman II Igorevich of Galicia (1177/1179 – September, 1211)

Ancestors

Notes

References

Sources

• Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; .
• Jellinek, George: History through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon; Proscenium Publishers Inc., 2000, New York; .
• Vernadsky, George: Kievan Russia; Yale University Press, 1948, New Haven and London; .
• Zenkovsky, Serge A.: Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles and Tales; Penguin Group, 1974; .
• 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

References

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2. (16 March 2022). "Mongol Caucasia: Invasions, Conquest, and Government of a Frontier Region in Thirteenth-Century Eurasia (1204-1295)". BRILL.
3. Dimnik, Martin. "The dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246".
4. 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.''
5. Vernadsky, George. "Kievan Russia".
6. "Ihor Sviatoslavych".
7. "Slovo o polku Ihorevi".
8. Dimnik, Martin op. cit. 121.