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Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (
Ukrainian and
Russian: Всеволод I Ярославич), (
1030 –
13 April 1093) ruled as
Grand Prince of
Kiev from
1078 until his death.
Early life
He was the fourth and favourite son of
Yaroslav I the Wise by
Ingigerd Olafsdottir.
To back up
an armistice signed with the
Byzantine Empire in
1046, his father married him to a daughter of Emperor
Constantine IX, Anastasia, a princess, d. 1067. The couple had a son, the future
Vladimir Monomakh.
Upon his father's death in
1054, he received in appanage the towns of
Pereyaslav,
Rostov,
Suzdal, and the township of
Beloozero which would remain in possession of his descendants until the end of
Middle Ages. Together with his elder brothers
Iziaslav and
Sviatoslav he formed a sort of princely
triumvirate which jointly waged war on the
steppe nomads,
polovtsy, and compiled the
first East Slavic law code. In
1067 Vsevolod's Greek wife died and he soon married a
Kypchak princess. She brought him another son, who drowned after the
Battle of the Stugna River, and two daughters, one becoming a nun and another,
Eupraxia of Kiev, marrying
Emperor Henry IV.
Reign
Upon Sviatoslav's death in
1076, Vsevolod inherited the Kievan throne, but ceded it to the banished
Iziaslav in return for his patrimony of
Chernigov. But Iziaslav died 2 years later, and Vsevolod took the Kievan throne yet again. Vsevolod was versed in Greek learning and spoke 5 languages. Since he lost most of his battles, his eldest son,
Vladimir Monomakh, a grand and famous warrior, did most of the fighting for his father. Last years of his reign were clouded by grave illness, and Vladimir Monomakh presided over the government.
Children
Vsevolod and his first wife had only one known son:
Vsevolod and his second wife had five known children:
Rostislav Vsevolodovich (1070 - 26 May, 1093). Drowned while retreating from the Battle of the Stugna River.
Eupraxia of Kiev (1071 - 20 July, 1109). Married Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Catherine Vsevolovna (d. 11 August, 1108). A nun. Her date of death is recorded in the Primary Chronicle.
Maria Vsevolodovna (d. 1089).
Anna Vsevolodovna (d. 3 November, 1112). Abbess. Visited Constantinople in 1089.
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