Iaroslav the Wise one

See also: Wise the

Iaroslav Vladimirovitch (ЯрославВладимирович), known as Iaroslav the Wise one (ЯрославМудрый) is the son of Vladimir I {{er}}.

Born in 978, he is initially prince of Novgorod. After the death of his/her father in 1015, it must initially fight against his/her cousin Sviatopolk I {{er}}, supported by the Poland but he became large-prince of Kiev in 1019 after his victory, putting an end to the civil war within the Rus' of Kiev.

He marries then a girl of the king de Suède Olof Skötkonung, Ingigerd. He is the father of Anne which will become queen of France in 1051 after its marriage with the king Henri I {{er}}, of Anastasia, wife of André I {{er}}, king of Hungary and Elizabeth, married to Harald III, king of Norway.

In 1036, a great victory of the Russians eliminates the sempiternal threat from the Petchenègues. On the other hand, a forwarding launched against the Byzantine Empire in 1043 by his/her oldest son will turn to the disaster.

Large builder and legislator, it obtained Byzantine that Kiev becomes the seat of a métropolite ruthene (of Rus'). With its death the February 20th 1054, its inheritance is divided between its 5 surviving sons of which three will succeed to him like Grand princes de Kiev:

Iliya, prince de Novgorod of 1015 with its death in 1020
Vladimir, prince de Novgorod of 1036 with its death in 1052. It made build the Cathédrale Holy-Sophie de Novgorod, chief of work of Russian medieval architecture.
Iziaslav Ier, prince de Tourov and of Novgorod of 1052 to 1054
Sviatoslav II, prince of Tchernihiv of 1054 to 1073
Vsevolod Ier, prince of Pereislav of 1054 to 1073
Viatchelav, prince of Smolensk of 1054 to 1057
Igor, prince of Vladimir-Volynks of 1054 to 1057

Category: Death in 1054

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