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4 days ago · The following is a family tree of the monarchs of Russia.
Aug 26, 2024 · His remaining brother— Yaroslav, the vice-regent of Novgorod—with the active support of the Novgorodians and the help of Varangian (Viking) mercenaries, defeated Svyatopolk and became the grand prince of Kiev in 1019. Under Yaroslav, Kiev became eastern Europe’s chief political and cultural centre.
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1 day ago · By the 11th century, particularly during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, Kievan Rus' displayed an economy and achievements in architecture and literature superior to those that then existed in the western part of the continent. [43]
5 days ago · Russia - Rurikid, Muscovy, Expansion: Ivan III (ruled 1462–1505) consolidated from a secure throne the gains his father, Vasily II, had won. The “gathering of the Russian lands,” as it has traditionally been known, became under Ivan a conscious and irresistible drive by Moscow to annex all East Slavic lands, both the Russian territories ...
1 day ago · Yaroslav the Wise, whose stepmother belonged to the Macedonian dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, married the only legitimate daughter of the king who Christianized Sweden.
Aug 23, 2024 · With the feuds among Yaroslav’s offspring almost sank into oblivion , the Trident as an official symbol for centuries, except for the western part of Ukraine where it continued to be used by the Romanovych dynasty.
Sep 3, 2024 · His first wife was Yaroslavna of Tver (died ca. 1286). His second wife was Euphemia of Kuyavia (died 18 March 1308), daughter of Casimir I of Kuyavia, who in turn was the son of Konrad of Masovia, Kuyavia, Łęczyca, and Sieradz.
