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Christina Ingesdotter
Christina Ingesdotter (Swedish: ''Kristina''; 11th century – 18 January 1122) was a Swedish princess and a princess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, by marriage to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev. Life Christina was the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena. Helena was the sister of Blot-Sven King of Sweden. She was likely the eldest of the three royal daughters, being married before her sisters Margaret and Katarina. Christina was married to Mstislav, who was Prince of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov, and Belgorod during their marriage, thereby giving her the equivalent titles. According to Vasily Tatishchev they married in 1095. Polish historian Dariusz Dąbrowski stated that Tatischev didn't base on reliable source. Christina married Mstislav between 1090 and 1096. The personal seal of Christina has been found by archaeologists, depicting a woman with a crown and the aureola of a saint and the inscription "Saint Christina" in Greek. Princess C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Stenkil
The House of Stenkil was a dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Sweden from c. 1060 to c. 1125. King Stenkil, the dynasty's founder, probably originated from Västergötland. Line (of magnates and earls) before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas: * Skagul Toste (took Danegeld in England and was the father of Sigrid the Haughty) * Ulf Tostesson, the son of Skagul Toste *Ragnvald Ulfsson, the son of Ulf Tostesson, and exiled to Staraja Ladoga by Olof Skötkonung On the throne of Sweden or Västergötland: *1060–1066 : Stenkil *1067–1070 : Halsten Stenkilsson (''Halsten''), son of Stenkil *1079–1084 : Inge the Elder (''Inge den äldre''), son of Stenkil *1084–1087 : Blot-Sweyn (''Blot-Sven''), possibly brother-in-law of Inge I the Elder *1087–1110 : Inge the Elder (''Inge den äldre''), 2nd time, restored *1110–1118 : Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nereditsa Church
The Saviour Church on Nereditsa Hill near Novgorod (, ''Tserkov Spasa na Nereditse'') is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox church dedicated to the feast of Transfiguration of Jesus, the Saviour's Transfiguration. The church, consecrated in 1198, became world-famous both for its remarkable state of exterior preservation and for the best preserved set of pre-Mongol fresco, wall paintings in the Russian Empire. During World War II it was selected as a target for artillery fire and was reduced to rubble. The post-war reconstruction of the Nereditsa Church is on the World Heritage Site, World Heritage list as a part of object 604 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings. The building has been designated an architectural monument of federal significance (#5310113002). It is located in Novgorodsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, south of Veliky Novgorod in the village of on the right bank of the Maly Volkhovets River on the small Nereditsa Hill next to the Ruriko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
