Igor I of Kiev Prince of Kiev [4700] 24
- Born: Abt 875, Novogorod, Kiev
- Marriage: Olga of Kiev Regent of Kiev [4701]
- Died: 945 about age 70
 Cause of his death was murdered.
General Notes:
Acceded: 924
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Generation Two
Igor, Grand Prince of Kiev
Born circa 875 at Novogorod, Kiev
Acceded: 924
Died in 945, murdered by the Drevlanes from the town of Korosten
Although said to be less capable than leaders before and after him, Igor nontheless carried the conquests of Kievian Rus further. He undertook campaigns against Persia, Constantinople and Bulgaria.
Igor married in 903 to St. Olga, Regent of Kiev, who was born circa 890 and died in 969.
Igor and Olga had the following children:
Svyatoslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev
Halgu (or Oleg)
http://www.friesian.com/russia.htm#kiev
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 924.
Igor married Olga of Kiev Regent of Kiev [4701] [MRIN: 1369]. (Olga of Kiev Regent of Kiev [4701] was born about 890 in Russia and died in 969 in Novogorod, Kiev.)
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