Prince of Kopyl and Slutsk (c. 1492 – 1542)
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
Yury was born c. 1492.[3] He became the prince of Kopyl and Slutsk in 1503 after his father Simeon died.[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]
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Bibliography
- Pazdnyakow, Valery (2005). Вялікае княства Літоўскае: Энцыклапедыя (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя. pp. 217–219. ISBN 985-11-0314-4.