Mstislav II Svyatoslavich

Mstislav II Svyatoslavich
Mstislav in battle, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)]]
Prince of Chernigov
Reign1215/20–1223
PredecessorGleb Svyatoslavich of Chernigov
SuccessorMichael of Chernigov
HouseOlgovichi
FatherSviatoslav III of Kiev
MotherMaria Vasilkovna of Polotsk

Mstislav II Svyatoslavich (c. 1168 – 31 May 1223) was a Kievan Rus' prince. His baptismal name was Panteleymon. He was probably prince of Kozelsk (1194–1223), of Novgorod-Seversk (1206–1219), and of Chernigov (1215/1220–1223). He was killed in the Battle of the Kalka River.

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