Anne of Kiev

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• General Information: She was also know as Anna Yaroslavna, Anne of Rus, Anne de Russie, or Agnes de Russie.
• Religion: 1059; In 1059 Henry began feuding with the Church over issues related to Gregorian Reform. During this time, Pope Nicholas II sent Anne a letter counselling her to follow her conscience to right wrongs and intervene against oppressive violence, while also encouraging her to advocate with her husband so that he might govern with moderation. According to Delorme, some historians have interpreted this letter from the Pope as being indicative of Anne's conversion to Roman Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy.
• Religion: say 1060; She founded the Abbey of St. Vincent at Senlis.
• Offices Held: 4 Aug 1060; When Henry I died on 4 August 1060, she became the Queen Regnant for her young son, Philip.
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

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Birth: Sewell (2008) gives her birth date as 1024.

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In 1682, the Jesuit antiquary Claude-Francois Menestrier announced that he had discovered Anne's tomb at the Cistercian Abbey of Villiers. The discovery was subsequently disputed, as Villiers was not built until the thirteenth century, although it's possible Anne's remains had been moved there at some point following her death. Whatever monument may have been there was destroyed in the French Revolution.

Anne married Henry I, King of France on 19 May 1051 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. Henry (son of Robert II "the Pious", King of France and Constance of Arles) was born in Apr 1008 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage Date: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) and Sewell give their marriage date as 29 January 1044.

Married:
Henry was nearly twenty years older than Anne.

1. Philip I "the Amorous", King of France was born on 23 May 1052; died on 30 Jul 1108 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Fleury Abbey, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
2. Robert was born about 1055; died about 1060.
3. Emma was born in 1055; died about 1109.
4. Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy was born in 1057; died on 18 Oct 1102 in Tarsus, Asia Minor.

Anne married Raoul II, Count of Crcy and Valois in 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jaroslaw married Ingegard of Sweden, Princess of Sweden in Feb 1019. Ingegard (daughter of Olaf III "Skotkonung", King of Sweden and Astrid) was born about 1001 in Sweden; died on 10 Feb 1050 in Kiev, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism as an Adult: 988, Berestow, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russia (not found); He was baptized as an adult at Berestow, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russia,

Vladimir married Rognieda of Polotsk on Yes, date unknown. Rognieda (daughter of Rognald, Prince of Polotsk) was born about 956 in Polotsk, Russia; died in 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 989; She became a nun.

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• History: He was the first Christian King of Sweden.

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He was the first Christian King of Sweden.

Olaf married Astrid. Astrid (daughter of Mieceslas III, Prince of the Obotrites) was born about 979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: She was an Obotritian princess.

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He was killed in battle.

Svatislav married Maloucha on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Maloucha was a Slav and originally a concubine.

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He was a Verangian.

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• History: Segersall means "Victorious". About 950, he was crowned the joint King of Sweden with Olaf Edmundsson. In 957, he was crowned the King of Denmark.

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Erik married Sigrid "Starrade". Sigrid (daughter of Skoglar-Toste) was born about 950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Starrade means "the Proud".