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Yaroslavna
Yaroslavna (Russian: and ) is either an archaic or a colloquial contracted feminine East Slavic patronymic derived from the given name Yaroslav. The modern non-contracted patronymic is Yaroslavovna. The corresponding masculine patronymic is Yaroslavich. Notable persons with this patronymic include: *Anastasia Yaroslavna or Anastasia of Kiev (1023-1074/1094), Queen of Hungary * Anna Yaroslavna or Anne of Kiev (1030-1075), Queen of France *Euphrosyne Yaroslavna ( 12th century), wife of Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk, commonly known simply as 'Yaroslavna', following the famous "Yaroslavna's Lament" from ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' *Maria Yaroslavna, or Maria of Borovsk, grand princess of Moscow, being wife of Vasily II of Moscow *Vysheslava Yaroslavna, Russian name of the East Slavic princess married into Poland and mostly known by the Polish name {{ill, Wyszesława halicka, pl, or Vysheslava of Halych * Yaroslavna of Halych, Hungarian queen consort of unknown g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphrosyne Yaroslavna
Euphrosyne Yaroslavna (floruit, fl. 12th century) was the wife of Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk and daughter of the Galician prince Yaroslav Osmomysl. She is one of the central characters in The Tale of Igor's Campaign, ''The Lay of Igor's Campaign''. 'Yaroslavna's Lament' is considered one of the most poetic fragments of the ''Lay''. Biography The exact years of her life are unknown. Her name is not mentioned in the chronicles, but it is given in the 'Genealogy' of Catherine the Great.Pedigree of the great and appanage princes of the Rurik family. - St. Petersburg. , 1793. - P. 105. According to Alexander Soloviev (historian), Alexander Soloviev, the name Euphrosyne goes back to the ,''Alekseev SV'' Igor Svyatoslavich. — P. 218-219. though doubt remains if this person is the same as the wife of Igor Svyatoslavich. It is also possible, that the name Euphrosyne (the monsastic name of her mother) was mistakenly attributed to Yaroslavna. Euphrosyne Yaroslavna was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Of Borovsk
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk (; – 4 July 1485), also known by her monastic name Marfa, was the grand princess of Moscow during her marriage to Vasily II of Moscow. She was a granddaughter of Feodor Koshka, and the mother of Ivan III of Russia. Biography Maria Yaroslavna was the daughter of Yaroslav Vladimirovich, the prince of Maloyaroslavets, Borovsk and Serpukhov, and a son of Vladimir the Bold. She was also a granddaughter of Feodor Koshka. Maria became the grand princess of Moscow in 1433 after her marriage to Vasily II of Moscow. Two years later the sons of Yury of Zvenigorod, Vasily Kosoy and Dmitry Shemyaka, usurped the throne and she was exiled to Galich. With great difficulty, she managed to return to Moscow. On 12 February 1446, Dmitry Shemyaka with Ioann of Mozhaysk and Boris of Tver attacked Moscow. Maria was captured and put into prison. On 16 February 1446, she was sent into exile to Uglich, together with her husband. In later years, together with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Of Kiev
Anne of Kiev or Anna Yaroslavna ( 1030 – 1075) was a princess of Kievan Rus who became Queen of France in 1051 upon marrying King Henry I of France, Henry I. She ruled the kingdom as regent during the minority of their son Philip I of France, Philip I from Henry's death in 1060 until her controversial marriage to Count Ralph IV of Valois. Anne founded the St. Vincent Abbey, Senlis, Abbey of St. Vincent at Senlis. Childhood Anne was a daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod, and his second wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden. Her exact birthdate is unknown; Philippe Delorme has suggested 1027, while Andrew Gregorovich has proposed 1032, citing a mention in a Kievan chronicle of the birth of a daughter to Yaroslav in that year. Anne's exact place in the birth order of her siblings is unknown, although she was almost certainly the youngest daughter. Little is known about Anne's childhood or education. It is assumed that she was literate, at le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavna Of Halych
Yaroslavna of Halych, was a Hungarian queen consort, married to King Stephen III of Hungary. She was a daughter of Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl Yaroslav Osmomysl (, ''Osmomyslŭ Jaroslavŭ''; , ''Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Osmomysl'') ( – 1 October 1187) was a knyaz of Halych (now in western Ukraine). He is best-known for appearing in ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign''. His sobriquet, meani ... of Halych. The marriage took place in 1167 and repudiated in 1168. Notes Queens consort of Hungary Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of birth unknown {{Women's-History-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslav Osmomysl
Yaroslav Osmomysl (, ''Osmomyslŭ Jaroslavŭ''; , ''Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Osmomysl'') ( – 1 October 1187) was a knyaz of Halych (now in western Ukraine). He is best-known for appearing in ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign''. His sobriquet, meaning "Eight-Minded" in Old East Slavic, was granted to him in recognition of his wisdom. Some scholars even assert that Yaroslav was fluent in eight foreign languages. Also a great reformer. Biography Son of Volodymyrko of Halych by his wife, a daughter of King Coloman of Hungary, he assumed the throne in 1153. His foreign policy tended towards the alliance with the kings of Hungary and Poland, and against the Grand Princes of Kiev, who supported Yaroslav's cousin Ivan Berladnic in his attempts to take possession of several towns bordering Volynia. After many years of warfare, Yaroslav managed to ensure Berladnic's expulsion to Byzantium. In 1164/65, Andronikos the cousin of Manuel I Komnenos, the Byzantine emperor, escaped from capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Of Kiev
Anastasia of Kiev (, Anastasia Yaroslavna; ; 1023 – 1074/1094) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Andrew I of Hungary, King Andrew the White. Life Anastasia was a daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev and Ingigerd Olofsdotter, Ingigerd of Sweden, and the older sister of the French queen Anne of Kiev. Around 1038 Anastasia married Duke Andrew I of Hungary, Andrew of Hungary, who had settled down in Kiev after his father Vazul took part in a failed assassination attempt aimed at King Stephen I of Hungary. In 1046, her husband returned to Hungary and ascended the throne after defeating King Peter Urseolo. Anastasia followed her husband to the kingdom. It was probably she who persuaded her husband to set up a lavra in Tihany for hermits who had come to Hungary from the Kievan Rus'. The royal couple did not have a son until 1053, when Queen Anastasia gave birth to Solomon of Hungary, Solomon. However, Solomon's birth and later coronation caused a bitter conflict b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily II Of Moscow
Vasily II Vasilyevich (; 10 March 141527 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462. He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Yuri of Zvenigorod. During this time, Moscow changed hands several times. At one point, Vasily was captured and blinded by his cousin Dmitry Shemyaka in 1446. The final victory went to Vasily, who was supported by most people. Due to his disability, he made his son Ivan III his co-ruler in his later years. Reign First ten years of struggle Vasily II was the youngest son of Vasily I of Moscow by Sophia of Lithuania, the only daughter of Vytautas the Great, and the only son to survive his father (his elder brother Ivan died in 1417 at the age of 22). On his father's death Vasily II was proclaimed Grand Duke at the age of 10. His mother acted as a regent. His uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod (the prince of Galich-Mersky), and his two sons, Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisiv Of Kiev
Elisiv of Kiev (c. 1025 – c. 1067) was a princess of Kiev and the queen consort of Harald III of Norway. Biography Elisaveta was the daughter of the grand prince of Kiev, Yaroslav the Wise, and his consort Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, the daughter of Olof Skötkonung and Estrid of the Obotrites. Elisaveta was the sister of Anastasia who married the future Andrew I of Hungary, Anne who married Henry I of France, and possibly Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile. Her brothers included Vladimir, Iziaslav, Sviatoslav, Vsevolod and Igor. During the winter of 1043–44, Elisaveta was married to Prince Harald Sigurdsson of Norway. Harald had left Norway in 1030 after having participated in the Battle of Stiklestad on the side of his half-brother, King Olav II of Norway. Harald had since then served under the protection of her father as well as that of the Byzantine monarch. Elisaveta was the addressee of Harald's surviving poems where he lamented her suggested lack of aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslav
Yaroslav () is a Slavic masculine given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. East Slavic patronymics are Yaroslavovich and Yaroslavich (masculine) and Yaroslavovna an Yaroslavna (feminine). Notable people with the given name include: Historical figures * Yaroslav I the Wise (978–1054), Grand Prince of Kiev, later King Jaroslav I of Kiev, and son of Vladimir the Great, founder of Yaroslav the city * Yaroslav II of Kiev (died 1180), son of Iziaslav II of Kiev * Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191–1246), Grand Prince and son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna * Yaroslav of Tver (1220–1271), sometimes called Yaroslav III, Grand Prince and son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir Contemporary people with the given name Yaroslav * Yaroslav Amosov (born 1993), Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter * Yaroslav Askarov (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player * Yaroslav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavich
Yaroslavich or Yaroslavych (Russian and ) is either an archaic or colloquial contracted masculine East Slavic patronymic derived from the given name Yaroslav. The modern, non-contracted patronymic is Yaroslavovich. The corresponding feminine patronymic is Yaroslavna. Notable persons with this patronymic include: * Alexander Nevsky before acquiring the epithet "Nevsky" was referred to as "Aleksandr Yaroslavich" * Andrey II Yaroslavich or Andrey II of Vladimir *Igor Yaroslavich, son of Yaroslav the Wise * Iziaslav Yaroslavich or Iziaslav I of Kiev * Mikhail Yaroslavich or Mikhail of Tver * Sviatoslav II Yaroslavich or Sviatoslav II of Kiev *Vladimir Yaroslavich: **Vladimir of Novgorod **Vladimir II Yaroslavich Vladimir II Yaroslavich (; died 1198/1199) was Prince of Galicia (1187–1189, 1189–1198/99). He was profligate by nature. He was from the Rurikid dynasty. He lived a debauched life and was politically ineffectual. Due to the strife between ... ({{fl. 1180–1198), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of Igor's Campaign
''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' or ''The Tale of Ihor's Campaign'' () is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as ''The Tale of the Campaign of Igor'', ''The Song of Igor's Campaign'', ''The Lay of Igor's Campaign'', ''The Lay of the Host of Igor'', and ''The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor''. The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the Middle Ages (late 12th century). The ''Tale of Igor's Campaign'' was adapted by Alexander Borodin as an opera and became one of the great classics of Russian theatre. Entitled '' Prince Igor'', it was first performed in 1890. Content The story describes a failed raid made in year 1185 by '' Kniaz'' Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk, on the Polovtsians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Slavic Patronymic
East Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's family name, given name, and patronymic name in East Slavic languages, East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. They are used commonly in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and to a lesser extent in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia (country), Georgia. Given names East Slavic parents select a Russian personal name, given name for a newborn child. Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources: * Eastern Orthodox Church tradition * Slavic names, native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names (as in, for example, French name, French, like ''Jean-Luc'') are very rare and are from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: ''Mariya-Tereza''. Males Females Forms Being highly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
