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Sviatoslav I - Wikipedia. Sviatoslav or Svyatoslav I Igorevich ( Old East Slavic: Свѧтославъ Игорєвичь, romanized: Svętoslavŭ Igorevičǐ; [1] Old Norse: Sveinald; [a] c. 943 – 972) was Prince of Kiev from 945 until his death in 972.
Svyatoslav I, grand prince of Kyiv from 945 and the greatest of the Varangian princes of early Russo-Ukrainian history. He was the son of Grand Prince Igor, who was himself probably the grandson of Rurik, prince of Novgorod. Svyatoslav was the last non-Christian ruler of the Kyivan state.
Vladimir's father was Sviatoslav I of the Rurik dynasty. [17] After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then the prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee abroad after his brother Yaropolk murdered his other brother Oleg in 977 to become the sole ruler of Rus'.
Sviatoslav I of Kiev (East Slavic: Святослав, ca. 942 – 972) was the warrior prince (or konung) of Kievan Rus'. The son of Igor of Kiev and Olga, Sviatoslav is famous for his incessant campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe–Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire; he ...
Sviatoslav or Svyatoslav I Igorevich was Prince of Kiev from 945 until his death in 972. He is known for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers in Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire.
Sviatoslav ( Russian: Святосла́в, romanized : Svjatosláv, IPA: [sʲvʲɪtɐˈslaf]; Ukrainian: Святосла́в, romanized : Svjatosláv, IPA: [sʲw (j)ɐtoˈslɑu̯]) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav.
SVYATOSLAV I. (c. 942 – 972), son of Igor and Olga; nominal grand prince of Kiev. Svyatoslav I Igorevich became the nominal grand prince of Kiev in 945, after his father Igor's death. He expanded Kievan Rus to its furthest limits, but overreached himself and failed to consolidate his rule.
Dec 29, 2021 · Sviatoslav’s campaigns brought about the collapse of two of eastern Europe’s great powers, namely the First Bulgarian Empire and the empire of the Khazars. He reigned over the Kievan Rus for more than a decade, rapidly expanding into the Pontic Steppe, the Volga River valley, and the Balkans.
Dec 22, 2023 · Sviatoslav and his army were victorious in their assault and overran the Danube Bulgars. However, Sviatoslav and his army decided to remain there, withholding this prize from Byzantium.
Grand prince of Kyiv (de jure from 945, de facto from 964) and noted military commander; son of Prince Ihor and Princess Olha. While he was a minor, Sviatoslav's mother was regent of the Kyivan state, and he was raised by a steward, Asmud.
