Vladimir III Svyatoslavich

Vladimir III Svyatoslavich (after 1143 – autumn of 1200) was an Olgovichi prince. His baptismal name was Boris. He was prince of Gomiy (1164–?), of Novgorod (1180–1181, 1181–1182), of Karachev (1194–?), and probably of Novgorod-Seversk (1198–1200). His early life He was the third son of Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich (who later become the Grand Prince of Kiev), by his wife Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk. His father appointed Vladimir to Gomiy (which was an important regional center) when prince Svyatoslav Olgovich of Chernigov (Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich’s uncle) died on February 15, 1164. In 1175, Vladimir commanded the vanguard force when his father accompanied Mikhalko and Vsevolod Yurevich whom the townspeople of Suzdalia had invited to be their prince. On June 15, they won the day against Mstislav Rostislavich of Rostov and Yaropolk Rostislavich of Vladimir. Shortly afterwards, Mikhalko and Vsevolod Yurevich gave many gifts to Vladimir. When war broke out in Suzdalia in the winter of 1177, Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich sent his sons (Vladimir and Oleg) to help Vsevolod Yurevich attack prince Gleb Rostislavich of Ryazan, who was harboring Mstislav and Yaropolk Rostislavich. In 1179, Vsevolod Yurevich invited Vladimir to Suzdalia and gave to Vladimir his niece, the daughter of his deceased brother Mikhalko Yurevich, as wife. Vladimir returned to Chernigov, where he presented his wife to his father.