Mikhailo Olelkovich

Mikhailo Olelkovich
Prince of Kopyl
Reign1443–1481
PredecessorOlelko Vladimirovich
SuccessorSimeon II
Prince of Slutsk
Reign1454–1481
PredecessorSimeon Olelkovich
SuccessorSimeon II
Prince of Novgorod
Reign1470–1471
Died(1481-08-30)August 30, 1481
Vilnius
IssueSimeon Mikhailovich Slutsky
FamilyOlelkovich branch of Gediminids
FatherAleksandras Olelka
MotherAnastasia Vasilievna
ReligionEastern Orthodox

Mikhailo or Mikhail Olelkovich (Russian: Михаил Олелькович; died August 30, 1481) was a noble from the Olelkovich family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who served as the appanage prince of Kopyl and Slutsk. He was the younger brother of Simeon Olelkovich, the prince of Kiev, and a cousin of Ivan III, the grand prince of Moscow. Mikhailo was allegedly involved both in bringing the Judaizers to Novgorod and the failed defection of the city's nobles to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1471. He also organized a coup against Casimir IV Jagiellon, the king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, but was discovered and executed in 1481. Mikhailo's son Simeon continued the family line.