Anna Polovetskaya
| Anna Polovetskaya | |
|---|---|
| Grand Princess consort of Kiev | |
| Tenure | 1078 – 1093 |
| Died | 1111 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue |
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| Dynasty | Rurik (by marriage) |
Anna Polovetskaya[a] (died 1111) was the grand princess consort of Kiev during her marriage to Vsevolod I.
Life
A daughter of a
When she was widowed in 1093, she stayed in Kiev.
In 1097, her stepson
молимсѧ кнѧже тобѣ и братома твоима . не мозѣте погубити Русьскои землѣ . аще бо возметь рать межю собою . погани имуть радоватисѧ . и возмуть землю нашю . юже бѣша стѧжали ваши дѣди . ї ѡц҃и ваши . трудомъ великимъ и хороборьствомъ . побарѧюще по Русьскои земли . а ины земли приискаху . а вы хощете погубити Русьскую землю
We ask you, prince, and both your brothers: do not destroy the Rus' land. For if you raise your army among yourselves, the pagans will rejoice and take our land, which was gathered by your grandfathers and your fathers through great labour and courage, fighting for the Rus' land, and they obtained other lands. And you want to destroy the Rus' land.
Children
- Battle of the Stugna River.[1]
- Holy Roman Empress.[2]
- Catherine Vsevolovna (d. 11 August 1108). A nun. Her date of death is recorded in the Primary Chronicle.
- Maria Vsevolodovna (d. 1089).
Notes
References
- ^ Dmytryshyn, Basil (2000). Medieval Russia: A sourcebook 850-1700. Academic International Press.
- ISBN 978-0-300-01647-5.
Sources
- Филиповский, Ефрем. Краткое историческое и хронологическое описаніе жизни и дѣяній великих князей Россійских, царей, императоров и их пресвѣтлѣйших супруг и детѣй от Р. КH. с 862 года до нынѣ благополучно царствующаго Великаго Государя Императора Александра I. Самодержца Всероссийскаго, Ч.1, 1805 г.