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brother and Oleg's uncle—returned with Polish reinforcements. Iziaslav and
Vsevolod had a meeting where they reached an agreement: Vsevolod renounced of Kiev, but received Chernigov, the one-time domain of Oleg's father. Iziaslav marched in Kiev on 15 July 1077, while Oleg "was with Vsevolod at Chernigov", according to the
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Iaroslavich died in Kiev on 27 December 1077. He was succeeded by his brother, Vsevolod Iaroslavich. The new grand prince seems to have confirmed Oleg's rule in Vladimir, because no source makes mention of a conflict between them. However, the dethroned Iziaslav Iaroslavich—Vsevolod's
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and his first wife, Killikiya. He might have been either the second or the fourth among the four sons of
Sviatoslav Iaroslavich by Killikiya, because their order of seniority is uncertain. According to historian Martin Dimnik, Oleg was born around 1050. Oleg was named after his grand uncle. His
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Vladimir Monomakh as governor over Chernigov, while the Sviatoslavichi probably still controlled the eastern half of Chernigov centred around
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decades later). Although Oleg's father
Sviatoslav II had reigned as grand prince of Kiev from 1073 until his death in 1076, he had seized power out of order by driving out is brother
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Monomakh and captured Chernigov. While Monomakh resettled in Pereyaslavl, his sons still controlled eastern Chernigovia, including Murom on the river
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Chernigov.
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his uncles, but Boris refused his proposal. The decisive battle was fought "at a place near a village on the meadow of
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accuses Oleg and Boris of being the first to lead "the pagans to attack the land of Rus'". However, Vladimir Monomach, in his
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whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in the country at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. He reigned as
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The image of Prince Oleg Svyatoslavich ("Gorislavich") on a princely coin.
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1325:Raffensperger, Christian (2012).
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460:, who bore him several children.
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795:Makhnovets, Leonid (1984).
464:Chernigov war of succession
302:The Tale of Igor's Campaign
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1344:Vernadsky, George (1948).
572:Izyaslav Vladimirovich of
396:in 1076, according to the
290:Oleg was a younger son of
276:Prince of Novgorod-Seversk
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486:Vsevolod I Yaroslavich
458:Theophano Mouzalonissa
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170:Theophano Mouzalonissa
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642:Sviatoslav II of Kiev
634:Principality of Murom
390:Boleslav II of Poland
286:Early life and family
1414:Princes of Chernigov
1210:Thuis, Hans (2015).
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1096:(year 6586), p. 166.
1045:(year 6586), p. 165.
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564:Vladimir II Monomakh
482:Vladimir II Monomakh
370:Grand Prince of Kiev
366:Iziaslav Iaroslavich
362:Vsevolod Iaroslavich
95:Vladimir II Monomakh
1084:, pp. 149–150.
710:Davyd Sviatoslavich
617:Davyd Sviatoslavich
423:Boris Vyacheslavich
337:Sviatoslav Olgovich
321:Vsevolod II of Kiev
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184:Vsevolod II of Kiev
105:Davyd Sviatoslavich
77:Prince of Chernigov
56:Prince of Chernigov
50:Oleg I of Chernigov
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668:Council of Liubech
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252:Oleg Svyatoslavich
211:Oleg Sviatoslavich
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1317:978-0-511-36800-4
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