Igor of Kiev, Ruler of the Kievan Rus

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• Name	Igor of Kiev
  Suffix	Ruler of the Kievan Rus
  Gender	Male
  Death	945  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I2958	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of AW, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of GFS, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of UKL, Ancestor of WPF
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Rurik   d. Abt 879
  Family ID	F4820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	St. Olga of Kiev,   b. Abt 890, Pskov, Russia d. 11 Jul 969, Kiev, Ukraine (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sviatoslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev   d. 972
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Perhaps slightly less legendary than his supposed father Rurik, his actual existence is still hazy at best. His supposed spouse Olga and her son Sviatoslav are much more clearly real and non-legendary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2417] Norman W. Ingham and Christian Raffensperger, "Ryurik and the First Ryurikids: Context, Problems, Sources." The American Genealogist 82:1; 82:111, January 2007. [S145] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. 8th edition, William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, eds. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004, 2006, 2008.