Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev Saint Vladimir Sviatoslavich, I

958 - 1015  (57 years)

• Name	Saint Vladimir Sviatoslavich  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev
  Suffix	I
  Birth	958	Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Kinfolk of Note	Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott and Mack Ferrin Smith
  Name	the Great
  Ordained	Legend says St. Vladimir chose the Byzantine rite over the liturgies of German Christendom, Judaism, and Islam because of its transcendent beauty; it probably also reflected his determination to remain independent of external political control.  [5, 6]
  		Vladimir the Great
  Religion	988	Ukraine
  	Vladimir was baptized at Cherson, taking the Christian name of Basil. Returning to Kiev in triumph, he destroyed pagan monuments and established many churches, starting with the splendid Church of the Tithes and monasteries on Mt. Athos
  		Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir
  _MILT	Vladimir continued to expand his territories beyond his father's extensive domain. In 981, he conquered Cherven towns from the Poles; in 981-982 he suppressed Vyatichi rebellion; in 983, he subdued the Yatvingians; in 984, he conquered the Radimichs, and
  		Statue of Vladimir the Great
  Death	15 Jul 1015	Kyiv, Ukraine   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I20277	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Sviatoslav of Kiev, I,   b. 942, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine d. 972, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Malusha Lubech,   b. Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine d. 1002, Kyiv, Ukraine
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Porphyrogenita,   b. 13 Mar 962, Turkey d. 1011, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	988	Kherson, Kherson, Ukraine   [3, 4]
  	Anna's hand was considered such a prize that Vladimir became Christian just to marry her
  Family ID	F7533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rogneida 'Anastasia' de Polotsk,   b. Abt 956, Polotsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia d. 1002 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	980  [4]
  	After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia
  Children	1. Grand Prince of Rus Prince Yaroslav of Kiev, I,   b. 976, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine d. 20 Feb 1054, Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (Age 78 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F7534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 958 - Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine Marriage - 988 - Kherson, Kherson, Ukraine Death - 15 Jul 1015 - Kyiv, Ukraine  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Places

  Statue of Vladimir the Great

  
  

• Sources

  [S874] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;), Database online. Record for Grand Prince of Kiev Jaroslav I [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Grand Prince of Kiev Saint Vladimir I The Great Rurikide Sviatoslavich [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Anna Porphyrogenita [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Vladimir-I (basilus;the Saint) Kiev [S454] Saints, Saint Vladimir. St. Vladimir I, 956-1015, Grandson of St. Olga and illegitimate son of Sviastoslav, grand duke of Kiev, and his mistress, Malushka, he was given Novgorod to rule by his father. Civil war broke out between his half-brothers Yaropolk and Oleg; Yaropolk made himself ruler by defeating and killing Oleg, and when he captured Novgorod, Vladimirwas forced to flee to Scandinavia in 977. Vladimir returned with an army and captured Novgorod and defeated and slew Yaropolk at Rodno in 980; Vladimir was now sole ruler of Russia, notorious for his barbarism and immorality. After his conquest of Kherson in the Crimea in 988, he became impressed by the progrerss of Christianity and approached Eastern Emperor Basil II about marrying the emperor's daughter Ann. He was converted, reformed his life and married Anne. On his return to Kiev, he invited Greek missionaries to Russia, let his people to Christianity, borrowed canonical feacures from the West and built schools and churches. His later years were troubled by rebellio http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=434 [S454] Saints, Saint Vladimir I of Kiev. Grandson of Saint Olga of Kiev. Son of the pagan Norman-Rus prince Svyatoslav of Kiev and his consort Malushka. Grand prince of Kiev. Prince of Novgorod in 970. On the death of his father in 972, he fled to Scandinavia, enlisted help from an uncle, and overcame Yaropolk, another son of Svyatoslav, who had attempted to seize Novgorod and Kiev. By 980 Vladimir had consolidated the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea, and had solidified the frontiers against Bulgarian, Baltic, and Eastern nomads. Christianity had made some progress in Kiev, but Vladimir remained pagan, had seven wives, established temples, and participated in idolatrous rites, possibly involving human sacrifice. Around 987, Byzantine Emperor Basil II sought military aid from Vladimir. The two reached a pact for aid that involved Basil’s sister Anne in marriage, and Vladimir becoming a Christian. He was baptized, took the patronal name Basil, then ordered the Christian conversion of Kiev and Novgorod. Idols were thrown into the Dniepe http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-vladimir-i-of-kiev/