Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich the Red (Russian: Вcеволод Святославич Чермный) (died August 1212) was a Rus' prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty). His baptismal name was Daniil. He was grand prince of Kiev (1203, 1206, 1207, 1208–1212); he was also prince of Chernigov (1204–1206/1208) and of Belgorod (1205).
He was one of the most successful senior princes of the Olgovichi (the ruling dynasty of Chernigov): while he was senior prince, they for the first time established their rule over lands stretching from Halych through Kiev and Pereyaslavl to Chernigov.
Marriage and children
October 14/December 24, 1178 / November 14, 1179: Maria (renamed Anastasia), a daughter of Duke Casimir II of Poland by his wife Helen of Znojmo, a Přemyslid princess- Grand prince Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Kiev (c. 1185 – September 20, 1246);
- Agafia Vsevolodovna (? – February 7, 1238), wife of Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich of Vladimir;
- Vera Vsevolodovna, wife of prince Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Pronsk
As the former prince of Chernigov he was interred inside the Holy Saviour Cathedral.
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