In the early twelfth century, the Kievan Rus and Scandinavia continued to make marriage alliances to keep them connected. This included the marriages of the two oldest daughters of Mstislav I of Kyiv and his wife, Christina of Sweden. Around 1111, their daughter, Malmfred, who was possibly their oldest, married Sigurd I of Norway. Not [read more]
In the early twelfth century, Kievan Rus continued its ties to Scandinavia. This included the marriages of the two oldest daughters of Mstislav I of Kyiv and his wife, Christina of Sweden. One of the daughters, Malmfred, got to become a queen twice – first of Norway and secondly of Denmark. Early Life Very little [read more]
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Yaroslav, the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv, had at least three daughters: Elisaveta, Anastasia, and Anna. From early on, he wanted them all to make prestigious marriages. He succeeded in this, and each of these three daughters married kings. Early Life Anastasia of Kyiv was born sometime in the 1020s to Yaroslav the Wise, Grand [read more]
In the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the Kievan Rus and Scandinavia maintained connections, sometimes through marriage. One of these marriages was that of Harald Hardrada, King of Norway and Elisaveta of Kyiv. Before Marriage Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv, and Ingegerd of Sweden had at least three daughters: Elisaveta, Anastasia, and Anna. Their exact [read more]
In the eleventh through thirteenth centuries, multiple marriages occurred between the Piast dynasty of Poland and the Rurik dynasty of the Kievan Rus. The first Rus princess to marry in Poland was Maria Dobroniega. Parentage There is a lot of controversy surrounding when Maria Dobroniega was born and who her parents exactly were. What is [read more]
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