Svyatoslav Olgovich of Rylsk (1167-1196)

Svyatoslav Olgovich of Rylsk (1167-1196) - prince rylsky, baptized Boris, son of Oleg Svyatoslavich ofNovgorod-Seversky , nephew of Igor Svyatoslavich of Chernigov.

He was born in 1167, participated in the campaigns against the Polovtsians in the spring and summer of 1183. In 1185, after the defeat of the army, headed by Igor Svyatoslavich of Chernigov, he was taken prisoner. The further fate is unclear. According to some assumptions, he died in 1186 in captivity, according to another version, he returned to Russia and was Kursk prince from 1196 , after the death of Vsevolod Svyatoslavich.

Family and children
His wife is Evdokia. Sons [2] :
 * Oleg Svyatoslavich of Kursk
 * Mstislav Svyatoslavich of Rylsk (killed by the Mongols in 1241 )

In fiction

 * The hero of the historical novel by Sergei Volgangovich Zagraevsky "The Eunuch of the Sultan's Harem" (Евнух султанского гарема) Moscow: OGI, 2014) ["Евнух султанского гарема" (М.: ОГИ, 2014)
 * According to the hypothesis of the writer AM Domnin, he was the author of "The Lay of Igor's Host"