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- 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.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Around 1111, their daughter, Malmfred, who was possibly their oldest, married Sigurd I of Norway. Not long afterwards, their next daughter, Ingeborg, married Canute Lavard, who had a strong claim to the Danish throne. Early Life. It is not known when Ingeborg was born.
1 day ago · Vydubytsky Monastery, Kyiv. Vydubytsky Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. At the southern end of this district is the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra ( Monastery of the Caves ), founded in the mid-11th century, one of the most famous and important monasteries in the history of the region.
5 days ago · of Kiev: Canute Lavard c. 1090 –1131 Duke of Schleswig: Harald Kesja 1080–1135: Ragnhild of Denmark: Eric II the Memorable c. 1090 –1137 King of Denmark r. 1134–1137: Malmfred of Kiev: Magnus I 1106–1134 King of Sweden: House of Bjelbo: Magnus IV 1115–1139 King of Norway: Christina Knutsdatter of Denmark c. 1118 –1139: Valdemar I ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Vladimir I (born c. 956, Kyiv, Kievan Rus [now in Ukraine]—died July 15, 1015, Berestova, near Kyiv; feast day July 15) was the grand prince of Kyiv and the first Christian ruler in Kievan Rus. His military conquests consolidated the provinces of Kyiv and Novgorod into a single state, and his Byzantine baptism determined the course of ...
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1 day ago · Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [c] [7] [8] was a state and later an amalgam of principalities [9] in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11] [12 ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Vladimir II Monomakh (born 1053—died May 19, 1125, near Kiev [now in Ukraine]) was the grand prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. Vladimir was the son of Grand Prince Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (ruled Kiev 1078–93) and Irina, the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus.
