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Olelkovich
The House of Olelkovich was a princely family from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 15th and 16th centuries. Their main possession was the Duchy of Slutsk– Kapyl. They are sometimes known as Slutskys. They were descended from the Lithuanian Gediminids (male line) and Ruthenian Rurikids (female line). According to the 1528 military census, the family was the fourth wealthiest magnate family in the Grand Duchy. However, its influence declined after the Union of Lublin (1569). The last member of the family was Zofia Olelkowicz (1585–1612), wife of Janusz Radziwiłł. She was elevated to sainthood in the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1983. As part of her marriage negotiations, she insisted on remaining a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, despite her future husband's allegiance to Calvinism. She died in childbirth, as did the child. After her death, her considerable wealth and the Principality of Slutsk passed to the Radziwiłł family. Family history Olelko (Alexander) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhailo Olelkovich
Mikhailo or Mikhail Olelkovich (; died August 30, 1481) was a noble from the Olelkovich family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was the younger brother of Simeon Olelkovich, the prince of Kiev, and a cousin of Ivan III, the grand prince of Moscow. Mikhailo was allegedly involved both in bringing the Judaizers to Novgorod and the failed defection of the city's nobles to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1471. He also organized a coup against Casimir IV Jagiellon, the king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, but was discovered and executed in 1481. Mikhailo's son Simeon continued the family line. Life Early life Following the death of his father Alexander in 1454, Mikhailo's older brother Simeon became the prince of Kiev and Mikhailo became the prince of Slutsk. Novgorod affair According to the 1456 Treaty of Yazhelbitsy, the Novgorod Republic became dependent on the Grand Principality of Moscow and was not allowed to conduct an independent foreign policy. In a bid to regain i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon II Olelkovich
Simeon Mikhailovich Slutsky ( – 14 November 1503) was the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk from 1481 until his death in 1503. He was from the Olelkovich family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the only son of Mikhailo Olelkovich. Life Simeon was born . He became the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk in 1481 after his father Mikhailo Olelkovich died. Simeon died on 14 November 1503 and was succeeded by his son Yuri as prince. Family Simeon married Anastasia Ivanovna, a daughter of Ivan Yuryevich Mstislavsky The House of Mstislavsky (Russian Мстиславский) was a Russian princely family of Gediminid origin who prior to their move to Russia ruled the principality of Mstislavl. In the following, the Mstislavsky family produced some notable .... Together they had a son, Yuri ( – 1542). Notes References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olelkovich-Slutsky, Simeon 1503 deaths Simeon Mikhailovich Year of birth unknown 15th-century Lithuanian nobility 16th-century L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Olelkovich
Simeon or Simon Olelkovich (1420–1470) was the last prince of Kiev from 1454 to 1470. He was also the prince of Slutsk from 1443 to 1455. Life A member of the Olelkovich family, he descended from Ruthenianized Eastern Orthodox branch of the Gediminid dynasty, and was a great-grandson of Algirdas, the grand duke of Lithuania. After his father's death, he inherited the Principality of Kiev. He conducted an independent policy, fought with the Crimean Tatars, maintained close ties with 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 (), daughter of Jonas Goštautas, by whom he had three children, (), Alexandra, wife of , and Sophia (), wife of Mikhail III of Tver, the last prince of Tver. After the death of Simon Olelkovich, the Principality of Kiev was transformed into the Kiev Voivodeship The Kiev Voivod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri I Olelkovich
Yuri Simeonovich ( – 17 April 1542) was the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk from 1503 until his death in 1542. He was from the Olelkovich family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and was a son of Simeon Mikhailovich Slutsky. Life Yury was born . He became the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk in 1503 after his father Simeon died. He was an influential member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords. He participated in the Battle of Olshanitsa and in the Battle of Orsha In about 1531, Simeon married Elena from the Radziwiłł family The House of Radziwiłł (; ; ; ) is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian origin, and one of the most powerful magnate families originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. Pa .... Yury died on 17 April 1542 and was succeeded by his son Simeon as prince. Notes References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olelkovich-Slutsky, Yury 1490s births 1542 deaths Yury Simeonovich 15th-century Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Slutsk
The Principality of Slutsk () was originally a specific Turov Principality of land in the 12th through 14th centuries. It stood out in 1160 and took shape in the 1190s. It became a large feudal principality in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. History The first mention of Slutsk (Sluchesk) is found in the '' Tale of Bygone Years'' circa 1116: Minsk Prince Gleb Vseslavich entered into the territory of Vladimir Monomakh and fought Dregoviches Sluchesk Pozega. Although the principality is mentioned in archival documents as early as 1086 and the Bishop of NS Sestrentsovich mentioned it in 1096. News of Slutsk allegedly appears in the Slutskaya hymnals of the 11th century. But the original documents are not available. The most reliable available source is the chronicle ''Tale of Bygone Years''. Occupied the territory of the Neman and Lani to Bird and Pripyat, the city included Slutsk, Kapyl Petric, Timkovichi, Urechye, Luban, Old Road, Umgovichi, Tal, Tundra and others. The first kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Kiev
The inner Principality of Kiev was a medieval principality centered on the city of Kiev. The principality was formed during the process of political fragmentation of the Kievan Rus' in the early 12th century. As a result of that process, the effective rule of the grand princes of Kiev was gradually reduced to central regions of Kievan Rus' around its capital city Kiev, thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the inner Principality of Kiev. It existed as a polity until the middle of the 14th century, when it was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. History During the era of Kievan Rus', the princely clan was assumed to maintain the unity of the state under the reign of their senior who held the grand princely throne of Kiev; however, the state disintegrated due to rivalry between the clans. The region of the Kievan Rus' fragmented in the early 12th century and several semi-autonomous successor states arose. Kiev remained the core of the country and was the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Slutsk
The Principality of Slutsk () was originally a specific Turov Principality of land in the 12th through 14th centuries. It stood out in 1160 and took shape in the 1190s. It became a large feudal principality in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. History The first mention of Slutsk (Sluchesk) is found in the '' Tale of Bygone Years'' circa 1116: Minsk Prince Gleb Vseslavich entered into the territory of Vladimir Monomakh and fought Dregoviches Sluchesk Pozega. Although the principality is mentioned in archival documents as early as 1086 and the Bishop of NS Sestrentsovich mentioned it in 1096. News of Slutsk allegedly appears in the Slutskaya hymnals of the 11th century. But the original documents are not available. The most reliable available source is the chronicle ''Tale of Bygone Years''. Occupied the territory of the Neman and Lani to Bird and Pripyat, the city included Slutsk, Kapyl Petric, Timkovichi, Urechye, Luban, Old Road, Umgovichi, Tal, Tundra and others. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prince Of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes also Grand Duke) was the title of the monarch of Kievan Rus', residing in Kiev (modern Kyiv) from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prince of Vladimir and the Mongol Golden Horde governors, and later was taken over by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Rus' chronicles such as the ''Primary Chronicle'' are inconsistent in applying the title "grand prince" to various princes in Kievan Rus'. Although most sources consistently attribute it to the prince of Kiev, there is no agreement which princes were also "grand prince", and scholars have thus come up with different lists of grand princes of Kiev. Background Origins According to a founding myth in the ''Primary Chronicle'', Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv and their sister Lybid co-founded the city of Kiev (Kyiv), and the oldest brother Kyi was "chief of his kin" (). Some western historians (i.e., Kevin Alan Brook) suppose that Kie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapyl
Kapyl is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kapyl District. It is located west-northwest of Slutsk and south-southwest of the capital Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,887. History Kapyl, first mentioned in 1274, was a walled town that was noteworthy by the 14th century, and is listed in the atlas of Ortelius of 1574. During the 14th century the town was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1395 it came into the possession of Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich and his heirs, the Olelkovich family, where it remained until 1612. Kapyl was part of the dowry of Zofia Olelkowicz Słucka and was one of the seven fortified towns left to her husband Janusz Radziwill upon her death in 1612. Kapyl was attacked by the Tatars numerous times and was sacked on at least one occasion during the 16th century. On August 27, 1652, Kapyl received the Magdeburg Law and gained its own seal, a coat of arms depicting a hunting horn on a gold field. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620)
Janusz Radziwiłł (; 2 July 1579 – 3 December 1620) was a noble and magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the deputy cup-bearer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1599, the castellan of Vilnius since 1619, and the starost of Borysów. Radziwiłł also held the title of '' Reichsfürst'' (Imperial Prince) of the Holy Roman Empire. He married Zofia Olelkowicz Słucka on 1 October 1600. She died in 1612, and was canonized by the Belarusian Orthodox Church as saint ''Sofia of Slutsk'' thanks to her charity and miracles on the grave. Zofia's large estate (seven castles and palaces and some thirty-two villages) contributed to the already significant Radziwłł's wealth.Peter Paul BajeShort history of the Radziwill Family His second marriage was to Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg, on 27 March 1613 in Berlin. It was during Radziwiłł's life that the interests between his family and the Polish Crown began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Of Lithuania
Sophia Vitovtovna of Lithuania (, ; 1371 – 1453) was the grand princess of Moscow as the wife of Vasily I from 1391 to 1425. She was regent for her son Vasily II from 1425 to 1432. Her father was Vytautas, the grand duke of Lithuania. Life She was the daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife, Anna. On 21 January 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Moscow. She was the longest serving consort of Russia. After Vasili's death in 1425 she became regent for their ten-year-old son Vasili II. Her father supported Vasili's claim to the throne, which was disputed by his uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod. Sophia was buried in the Ascension Convent; the sarcophagus was moved in 1929 to the Cathedral of the Archangel by Soviet authorities. Children She and Vasili I had at least nine children, five boys (of which only one survived to mature adulthood) and four girls: * Anna of Moscow (1393 – August 1417), wife of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algirdas
Algirdas (; , ; – May 1377) was List of Lithuanian monarchs, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his brother Kęstutis (who defended the western border of the Duchy) he created an empire stretching from the present Baltic states to the Black Sea and to within of Moscow. Early life and rise to power Algirdas was one of the seven sons of Grand Duke Gediminas. Before his death in 1341, Gediminas divided his domain, leaving his youngest son Jaunutis in possession of the capital, Vilnius. With the aid of his brother, Kęstutis, Algirdas drove out the incompetent Jaunutis and declared himself Grand Duke in 1345. He devoted the next thirty-two years to the development and expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After becoming the ruler of Lithuania, Algirdas was titled the King of Lithuania () in the Livonian Chronicles instead of the terms ''knyaz'' () or ''Grand prince, velikiy knyaz'' (grand prince). Two factors are thought to have contributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
