Family/Spouse: Sviatoslav of Kiev, I. Sviatoslav (son of Grand Prince of Kiev Igor of Kiev, I and Regent of Kievan Rus' Saint Olga of Kiev) was born in 942 in Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; died in 972 in Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 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.
• _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
• 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

Saint married Anna Porphyrogenita in 988 in Kherson, Kherson, Ukraine. Anna was born on 13 Mar 962 in Turkey; died in 1011 in Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Saint married Rogneida 'Anastasia' de Polotsk in 980. Rogneida was born about 956 in Polotsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia; died in 1002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: the Wise
• Title: Prince of Rostov and Prince of Novgorod
• _MILT: Yaroslav waged a complicated and bloody war for Kiev against his half-brother Sviatopolk, who was supported by his father-in-law, Duke Bolesław I Chrobry of Poland. During the course of this struggle, several other brothers (Boris, Gleb, and Svyatoslav) w

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Buried:
(Saint Sophia Cathedral)

Prince married Princess of Sweden Ingrid Olafsdotter in Feb 1019. Ingrid was born in 1001 in Uppsala, Sweden; died on 18 Feb 1050 in Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; was buried in Kyiv, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 1062; Raised Eastern Orthodox, but founded St Vincent Abbey in Senlis after the death of Henri

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Buried:
(Villiers Abbey)

Anna married Duke of Burgundy and King of the Franks Henri Capet, I on 19 May 1051 in Rheims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Henri (son of King of the Franks Robert Capet, II and Constance True d'Arles de Provence) was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]