Yaroslavna (
Russian
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*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
: 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
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 Olofsdotte ...
(1023-1074/1094), Queen of Hungary
* Anna Yaroslavna or
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, ...
(1030-1075), Queen of France
*
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 ...
( 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
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The title is occasionally translated as ''The Tale of the Campaign of Igor'', ''The Song of Igor's Campaign'' ...
''
*Maria Yaroslavna, or
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 ...
, grand princess of Moscow, being wife of
Vasily II of Moscow
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He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Yuri of Zveni ...
*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
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of unknown given name, briefly married to King
Stephen III of Hungary
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, 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
*Yelizaveta Yaroslavna or
Elisiv of Kiev, queen consort of
Harald III of Norway
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Patronymics
Slavic-language names