Simeon Olelkovich

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Simeon Olelkovich
Prince of Kiev
Reign1454–1470
PredecessorAlexander Olelko
SuccessorPosition abolished
Born1420
Slutsk
Died1470 (aged 50)
Kiev (Kyiv)
Burial
SpouseMaria, daughter of Jonas Goštautas
DynastyOlelkovich
FatherAlexander Olelko
ReligionOrthodox Christian

Simeon (Simon) Olelkovich

Prince of Slutsk from 1443 to 1455.[4]

A member of the

Principality of Moldavia, the Genoese colonies and the Principality of Theodoro in the Crimea. However soon after, the Principality of Theodoro was conquered by the emerging Crimean Khanate
.

He married Maria (d. 1501), daughter of Jan Gasztołd, by whom he had three children, Vasily Semyonovich [ru] (d. 1495), Alexandra, wife of Fedor Ivanovich Borovsky, and Sophia (d. 1483), wife of Mikhail III of Tver, the last Prince of Tver.[5]

After the death of Simon Olelkovich, the Principality of Kiev was transformed into the Kiev Voivodeship. His son received the Principality of Pinsk as compensation, but he died young and was succeeded first by his mother, Maria, and then by his brother-in-law, Fedor, after her death. None of his children had any issue.[6]

See also

  • List of Ukrainian rulers

References

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Simeon Olelkovich
Born: 1420 Died: 1470
Royal titles
Preceded by
Alexander Olelko
Prince of Kiev
1454–1470
Transformed to Kiev Voivodeship
Preceded by
Alexander Olelko
Prince of Slutsk

1443–1455
Succeeded by