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He was the son of Mikhail Vsyevolodovich, appanage prince of Chernigiv.
He became the appanage prince of Karachev. His sons were Tit, (Titus)appanage prince of Karachev, and
Andrian, appanage prince of Zvenigorod. They are
shown on this family chart.
Karachev is first mentioned in the chronicles for 1146 as a town entering into
the composition of the Severski lands and with than the Chernigiv principality.
In 1246 after Mikhail Vsyevolodovich Chernigovski died at Sarai, it was divided
out of his otchina and became an independent principality given to Mstislav,
third son of Mikhail. The territory was located in the basin of the Desna
river. Then in the 14th century it was divided up and Zvenigorod and Kosel'ski
udels were given to sons. In the middle 14th century it lost its independence
when Lithuania conquered the region.
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