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Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672)
Grand Prince of Kiev
Reign	1139–1146
Predecessor	Viacheslav
Successor	Igor II
Prince of Chernigov
Reign	1127–1139
Predecessor	Yaroslav Sviatoslavich
Successor	Vladimir II Davydovich
Died	1 August 1146(1146-08-01)
Spouse	Maria of Kiev
Issue	Sviatoslav III of Kiev Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich Anna Zvenislava
House	Rurik
Father	Oleg I of Chernigov
Mother	Theophano Mouzalonissa, archontess of Rhousia

Vsevolod II Olgovich (died August 1, 1146) was Prince of Chernigov (1127–1139) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1139–1146). He was a son of Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov.

Family

Vsevolod married Maria Mstislavna of Kiev, the daughter of Grand Duke Mstislav of Kiev. They had two sons and two daughters:

1. Sviatoslav III of Kiev
2. Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich, born in 1139
3. Anna of Chernigov, married a prince of Halych, son of Vasylko Rostyslavych according to some chronicles
4. Zvenislava of Chernigov, married Boleslaw I the Tall, Duke of Wroclaw

Though he had two sons, Vsevolod's chosen successor was his brother, Igor, and he obtained pledges from his subjects to accept Igor as his heir. According to one account, Vsevolod even had the Kievans kiss the Holy Cross and swear loyalty to Igor, which they resented. Shortly before his death, Vsevolod became a monk under the name Gavriil.

Sources

• Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246, 2003
• Рыжов К. В. Всеволод II Ольгович // Все монархи мира. Россия. — М.: Вече, 1998. — ISBN: 5-7838-0268-9
• Хмыров М. Д. Всеволод II Ольгович // Алфавитно-справочный перечень государей русских и замечательнейших особ их крови. — СПб.: Тип. А. Бенке, 1870. — С. 24—25.