Sviatoslav I
Former Grand Prince of Kiev
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... Wikipedia
Born: Kyiv, Ukraine
Children: Vladimir the Great, Yaropolk I of Kiev, and Oleg of Drelinia
Full name: Sviatoslav I Igorevich
Assassinated: March 972 AD, Khortytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Parents: Olga of Kyiv and Igor of Kiev
Great grandchildren: Sviatoslav II of Kiev, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Vsevolod I of Kiev, and more
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