Gleb Svyatoslavich

Gleb I redirects here. There was also a Gleb I Rostislavich, Prince of Smolensk.

Gleb Svyatoslavich
Prince of Tmutarakan
Reign	1066–1068
Predecessor	Rostislav of Tmutarakan
Successor	Roman Sviatoslavich
Full name
Gleb Svyatoslavich
House	Riurik Dynasty
Father	Sviatoslav Yaroslavich
Mother	Cecillia
Born	?
Died	30 May 1078 Volok
Burial	23 June 1078 Chernigov

Gleb Svyatoslavich was the ruler of Tmutarakan. He ruled this area under the overal authority of his father Svyatoslav II the Prince of Chernigov. In 1064 Gleb was removed from power by the forces of Rostislav, the son of a former ruler of Novgorod. In 1065 Svyatoslav restored Gleb to the rulership of Tmutarakan.

However once Svyatoslav had returned with his army back to Chernigov, Rostislav invaded again and displaced Gleb from power once more.

Sources

Dimnik, Martin. The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1054-1146. (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1994) p. 58¡

Persondata
Name	Gleb Svyatoslavich
Alternative names
Short description	Prince of Tmutarakan and Prince of Novgorod
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	30 May 1078
Place of death	Volok