Anna Polovetskaya
Anna Polovetskaya (died 1111), was a Princess of Kyiv by marriage to Vsevolod I of Kiev.
| Anna Polovetskaya | |
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| Grand Princess consort of Kyiv | |
| Tenure | 1078 – 1093 |
| Died | 1111 |
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| Dynasty | Rurik dynasty (by marriage) |
She was the daughter of the Cuman khan. She married Vsevolod I in 1068. When she was widowed in 1093, she stayed in Kyiv and was regarded with great respect and reverence. In 1097, she was asked to act as a mediator between her warring stepsons, and managed to secure peace and a resolution of the conflict.
Her daughter, Eupraxia, became Holy Roman Empress when she married Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1089.
References
- 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.
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