Olelkovich
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The House of Olelkovich was a princely family from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 15th and 16th centuries. Their main possession was the Duchy of Slutsk–Kapyl. They are sometimes known as Slutsky
Saint Sofia, princess of Slutsk
Aleksandras Olelka
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Aleksandras Olelka was the Duke of Kapyl–Slutsk and subsequently from 1443 was the Prince of Kiev until his death in 1454.
Olelkovich
…She died in childbirth, as did the child. After her death, her considerable wealth and the Principality of Slutsk passed to the Radziwiłł family. Aleksandras Olelka was the ancestor of the family. He was a son of Vladimir, the prince of Kiev, and grandson of Algirdas, the grand duke of Lithuania. Alexander inherited…
Aleksandras Olelka, depicted in 1578
A 1651 drawing by Abraham van Westerveld of the Kyiv Castle which was a residence of the Princes of Kiev