Roman Mikhailovich the Old

Roman Mikhailovich, called the Old, was prince of Bryansk and, from 1263, grand prince of Chernigov, a son of Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov. When Lithuanians seized Chernigov in 1263, he retook it and was wounded defeating troops sent by King Mindaugas.

In 1274–1275 he joined the campaign against Lithuania under Mongol khan Mengu-Timur, and in 1285 he led an unsuccessful attack on Smolensk. He died after 1288 and was succeeded at Bryansk by his son Oleg.