Yaropolk I of Kiev

Yaropolk I
Prince Yaropolk at the head of his cavalry
Prince of Kiev
Reign972–978
PredecessorSviatoslav I
SuccessorVladimir I
Bornc.958
Died(978-06-11)11 June 978
Kanev
Burial
SpouseGreek nun
Issuepossibly Sviatopolk the Accursed
Names
Yaropolk Sviatoslavovich
DynastyRurik
FatherSviatoslav I
MotherMalusha

Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich (also translitered as Iaropolk Svyatoslavich; Old East Slavic: Ꙗрополкъ Свѧтославичъ; 952 – 11 June 978) was Prince of Kiev from 972 to 978. He was the oldest son of Sviatoslav I. His mother was Malusha, who was a steward in the household of his grandmother, Olga of Kiev.