Sviatoslav III of Kiev


Sviatoslav III Vsevolodovich , Prince of Turov, Vladimir and Volyn, Pinsk, Novgorod-Seversky, Chernigov, Grand Prince of Kiev. He was the son of Vsevolod II Olgovich.
He succeeded in taking the Kievan throne from Yaroslav II, and ruled Kiev alongside Rurik Rostislavich until his death. The co-princedom did not go smoothly and there were disagreements between Sviatoslav and Rurik, until Sviatoslav was taken ill and died on 27 July 1194.