942 - 972 (30 years)| Name | Sviatoslav of Kiev [1] | |
| Suffix | I | |
| Birth | 942 | Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | 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 also conquered numerous East Slavic tribes, defeated the Alans and th | |
| Occupation | His decade-long reign over Rus' was marked by rapid expansion into the Volga River valley, the Pontic steppe and the Balkans. By the end of his short life, Sviatoslav carved out for himself the largest state in Europe | |
| Religion | In contrast with his mother's conversion to Christianity, Sviatoslav remained a staunch pagan all of his life | |
| Death | 972 | Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine [1] |
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War-Death of Sviatoslav (Rus'–Byzantine) Fearing that the peace with Sviatoslav would not endure, the Byzantine emperor induced the Pecheneg khan Kurya to kill Sviatoslav before he reached Kiev. This was in line with the policy outlined by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in De Administrando Imperio of fomenting strife between the Rus' and the Pechenegs. According to the Slavic… |
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| Person ID | I8148 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Grand Prince of Kiev Igor of Kiev, I, b. Bef 879, Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia d. 945, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (Age > 66 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Regent of Kievan Rus' Saint Olga of Kiev, b. 890, Pskov, Pskov, Russia d. 11 Jul 969, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (Age 79 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 903 | |
| Marriage End | 945 | |
| Death of Igor. When Igor was assassinated by the Drevlians, she ruled on behalf of her son until he became of age | ||
| Family ID | F2861 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Malusha Lubech, b. Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine d. 1002, Kyiv, Ukraine | |||
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| Family ID | F2826 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | _Svyatoslav Sviatoslav I Igorevich (943 – 26 March 972), also spelled Svyatoslav, was Grand Prince of Kiev famous for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. |
| Wars & Battles | | War-Death of Sviatoslav (Rus'–Byzantine) Fearing that the peace with Sviatoslav would not endure, the Byzantine emperor induced the Pecheneg khan Kurya to kill Sviatoslav before he reached Kiev. This was in line with the policy outlined by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in De Administrando Imperio of fomenting strife between the Rus' and the Pechenegs. According to the Slavic… |
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