The Principality of Novgorod-Seversk or Novhorod-Siversk was a medieval Rus' principality centered on the town now called Novhorod-Siverskyi.[1] The principality emerged after the central power of Kievan Rus' declined in the late 11th century, and Sviatoslav Olgovich managed to establish a local dynasty, the Olgovichi, as a branch of the Rurikid house.[2] Novgorod-Seversk was originally a subdivision of the Principality of Chernigov,[3] and would go on to include territories that were earlier part of Chernigov and the Principality of Pereyaslavl.[4]
In 1185, a large Rus' campaign against the Cumans (Polovtsy) ended in defeat for Prince Igor of Novgorod-Seversk, famously recorded in The Tale of Igor's Campaign.[5][3] After the 1205 death of Roman the Great, the first prince of Galicia–Volhynia, the three sons of Igor seized power in Halych and reigned between 1206 and 1212.[6] The principality was taken by the principality of Briansk after the Mongol invasions, and then by the Lithuanians when the power of the Golden Horde began to decline.[citation needed]
In the fifteenth century the principality was given to Prince Ivan of Mozhaisk when he fled from Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Katchanovski et al. 2013, p. 11–12.
- ^ Katchanovski et al. 2013, p. 510–511.
- ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 146.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 299.
- ^ Katchanovski et al. 2013, p. 117.
- ^ Katchanovski et al. 2013, p. 197.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 341.
Bibliography
- Katchanovski, Ivan; Kohut, Zenon E.; Nesebio, Bohdan Y.; Yurkevich, Myroslav (2013). Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 992. ISBN 9780810878471. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Second Edition. E-book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.
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