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Rurik

Rurik

Member of the Rurikids
Rurik was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor. Wikipedia
Died: 879 AD
Children: Igor of Kiev
Parents: Godoslav and Umila
Great-grandparent: Aribert II
Grandparents: Gostomysl and Witzan
Grandchildren: Sviatoslav I and Uleb Igorevich