See also
| Husband: | Vladimirovich + (1076-1132) | |
| Wife: | Christina INGESTOTTER (1078-1122) | |
| Children: | Iziaslav II + (1096-1154) | |
| Mstislavna of KIEV (1097- ) | ||
| Kseniya of KIEV (1098- ) | ||
| Ingeborga of KIEV (1099- ) | ||
| Malmfrida (1100-1137) | ||
| Mariya Agafiya MSTISLAVNA (1101- ) | ||
| Vsevolod Gavrill of NOVROGO AND PSKOV (1102- ) | ||
| Dobredeya Evpraksia of KIEV (1102- ) | ||
| Roman of KIEV (1104- ) | ||
| Rogneda MSTISLAVNA (1106- ) | ||
| Svyatopold of NOVGOROD AND COLYNIA (1108- ) | ||
| Rostislav I MIKHAIL (1110- ) | ||
| Marriage | 1095 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Name: | Vladimirovich + | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Nickname: | The Great | |
| Father: | Vladimir II + MONOMAKH (1053-1125) | |
| Mother: | Gyda + HAROLDSDATTER (1053-1107) | |
| Birth | 1 Jun 1076 | Turov, Polesye, Byelorussia |
| Occupation | Grand Prince of Kiev | |
| Title | Grand Prince of Kiev | |
| Death | 15 Apr 1132 (age 55) | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Name: | Christina INGESTOTTER | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Inge I + STENKILSSON (1050-1112) | |
| Mother: | Helena + TORILDSDATTER BLOTSVEN (1055- ) | |
| Birth | 1078 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Occupation | Princess of Sweden | |
| Title | Princess of Sweden | |
| Death | 18 Jan 1122 (age 43-44) | |
| Name: | Iziaslav II + | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Agnes + (1116-1151) | |
| Birth | 1096 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Grand Duke of Kiev | |
| Title | Grand Duke of Kiev | |
| Death | 13 Nov 1154 (age 57-58) | |
| Name: | Mstislavna of KIEV | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1097 | |
| Name: | Kseniya of KIEV | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1098 | |
| Name: | Ingeborga of KIEV | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Canute LAVARD (1096-1131) | |
| Birth | 1099 | |
| Name: | Malmfrida | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1100 | |
| Occupation | Queen of Norway and Denmark | |
| Death | 1137 (age 36-37) | |
| Name: | Mariya Agafiya MSTISLAVNA | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1101 | |
| Name: | Vsevolod Gavrill of NOVROGO AND PSKOV | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1102 | |
| Name: | Dobredeya Evpraksia of KIEV | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1102 | |
| Name: | Roman of KIEV | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1104 | |
| Name: | Rogneda MSTISLAVNA | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1106 | |
| Name: | Svyatopold of NOVGOROD AND COLYNIA | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1108 | |
| Name: | Rostislav I MIKHAIL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1110 | |
Vladimirovich the Great ((June 1, 1076, Turov – April 14, 1132, Kiev) was the Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (1125–1132), the eldest son of Vladimir II Monomakh by Gytha of Wessex. He figures prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name Harald, taken to allude to his grandfather, Harold II of England.
As his father's future successor, Mstislav reigned in Novgorod the Great from 1088-93 and (after a brief stint at Rostov) from 1095–1117. Thereafter he was Monomakh's co-ruler in Belgorod Kievsky, and inherited the Kievan throne after his death. He built numerous churches in Novgorod, of which St. Nicholas Cathedral (1113) and the cathedral of St Anthony Cloister (1117) survive to the present day. Later, he would also erect important churches in Kiev, notably his family sepulchre at Berestovo and the church of Our Lady at Podil.
Mstislav's life was spent in constant warfare with Cumans (1093, 1107, 1111, 1129), Estonians (1111, 1113, 1116, 1130), Lithuanians (1131), and the princedom of Polotsk (1127, 1129). In 1096, he defeated his uncle Oleg of Chernigov on the Koloksha River, thereby laying foundation for the centuries of enmity between his and Oleg's descendants. Mstislav was the last ruler of united Rus, and upon his death, as the chronicler put it, "the land of Rus was torn apart".
In 1095, Mstislav wed Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. They had many children:
Ingeborg of Kiev, married Canute Lavard of Jutland, and was mother to Valdemar I of Denmark
Malmfred, married (1) Sigurd I of Norway; (2) Eric II of Denmark
Eupraxia, married Alexius Comnenus, son of John II Comnenus
Vsevolod of Novgorod and Pskov
Maria, married Vsevolod II of Kiev
Iziaslav II of Kiev
Rostislav of Kiev
Sviatopolk of Pskov
Rogneda, married Yaroslav of Volinya
Xenia, married Briachislav of Izyaslawl
Christine died on January 18, 1122; later that year Mstislav married again, to Liubava Dmitrievna, the daughter of Dmitry Zavidich, a nobleman of Novgorod. Their children were:
Vladimir III Mstislavich (1132-1171)
Euphrosyne of Kiev, (c. 1130 – c. 1193) married King Géza II of Hungary in 1146
Through Euphrosyne, Mstislav is an ancestor of King Edward III of England and hence of all subsequent English and British monarchs. Through his mother Gytha, he is part of a link between Harold II of England and the modern line of English kings founded by William the Conqueror, who deposed him.
Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (Swedish: Kristina Ingesdotter) (11th century – 18 January 1122) was a Swedish princess and, by marriage, a princess of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, spouse of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev.
Christina was the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena, Helena was the sister of Blot-Sven King of Sweden.
Christine was married to Mstislav in 1095, who was prince of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod during their marriage, thereby giving her the equivalent titles.
Christine died on January 18, 1122. Three years after her death, her spouse Mstislav became Grand Prince of Kiev.
[edit] Issue?Christina and Mstislav had ten children:
1.Ingeborg of Kiev, married Canute Lavard of Jutland, and was mother to Valdemar I of Denmark
2.Malmfred, married (1) Sigurd I of Norway; (2) Eric II of Denmark
3.Eupraxia, married Alexius Comnenus, son of John II Comnenus
4.Vsevolod of Novgorod and Pskov
5.Maria, married Vsevolod II of Kiev
6.Iziaslav II of Kiev
7.Rostislav of Kiev
8.Sviatopolk of Pskov
9.Rogneda, married Yaroslav of Volinya
10.Xenia, married Briachislav of Izyaslawl
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