Yuri I Olelkovich
Yuri Olelkovich | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous portrait by Bartosz Paprocki (1579) | |
| Prince of Kopyl and Slutsk | |
| Reign | 1503–1542 |
| Predecessor | Simeon Mikhailovich Slutsky |
| Successor | Simeon Yuryevich |
| Born | c. 1492 |
| Died | 17 April 1542 |
| Noble family | Olelkovich |
| Father | Simeon Mikhailovich Slutsky |
Yuri Simeonovich[a] (c. 1492 – 17 April 1542)[1] was the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk from 1503 until his death in 1542. He was from the Olelkovich family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and was a son of Simeon Mikhailovich Slutsky.
Life
[edit]Yury was born c. 1492.[2][3] He became the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk in 1503 after his father Simeon died.[2][1] He was an influential member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords.[3]
In about 1531, Simeon married Elena from the Radziwiłł family.[1]
Yury died on 17 April 1542 and was succeeded by his son Simeon as prince.[1][4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Voitovych, Leontii (2000). Князівські династії Східної Європи (in Ukrainian). Ін-т українознавства ім. І. Крипьякевича НАН України. p. 645. ISBN 966-02-1683-1.
- ^ a b Pazdnyakow 2005, p. 218.
- ^ a b "Jerzy Semenowicz Olelkowicz, Encyklopedia PWN: źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Pazdnyakow 2005, pp. 218–219.
Bibliography
[edit]- Pazdnyakow, Valery (2005). Вялікае княства Літоўскае: Энцыклапедыя (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя. pp. 217–219. ISBN 985-11-0314-4.