Vladimir Ier Large the , “Clear Sun” (in Ukrainian Volodymyr ), (958 - 1015), is one of wire of Sviatoslav I {{er}}. Initially prince of Novgorod then, after having made assassinate his/her brother Iaropolk Ier, large-prince of Kiev of 980 with 1015.

It began its reign with a series of victorious campaigns against the Viatitches, the Radimitches, the Poland, the Iatvinges of Lithuania and the Bulgares of the the Volga (Musulmans) (981/85).

In 987, the Byzantine emperor Basile II required of him of the assistance to put an end to the revolt Bardas Phocas. Vladimir delivers to him 6000 warriors Varègue S: in exchange, it obtained the hand of the princess Anna Porphyrogénète, sister of the emperors, but it had to give up the Paganisme and its many concubines. It accepted the baptism in 988 and imposed on its people the Christianisme of Byzantine rite.

With its death, a fratricidal war of succession of (1015 - 1019), burst between its nephew Sviatopolk and several of his/her many sons of which Gleb and Iaroslav). Regarded as the principal founder of “Holy Russia”, Vladimir is also a recurring character of the Russian Byline S which are often held under its reign.

According to the Chronique of Nestor Vladimir “ was let go to the love women… because he was discharged like Solomon ”. He had eleven wire on the whole:

• Of his first wife Rogneda de Polotzk it had four wire and two girls:

• Iziaslav, prince of Polatsk, died in 1001. His/her Bryatchislav son died in 1044 continued the line of princes de Polotzk.
• Mstislav, prince of Tmoutorakan then of Tchernihiv.
• Iaroslav Wise the, prince of Rostov-sur-le-Don then of Novgorod after the death of Vycheslav.
• Vsevolod, prince of Vladimir
• It had of Czech:
• Vycheslav, the elder one of all prince de Novgorod died in 1010.
• of another:
• Sviatoslav, prince of the Drevlianes killed in 1015
• Stanislav, prince of Smolensk
• Pozvizd
• Soudislav died in 1065
• of Bulgarian:
• Boris, prince de Rostov, assassinated in 1015
• Gleb, prince de Mourom, assassinated in 1015

The Russians, who canonized this prince, honor it on July 15th. The empress Catherine II instituted in her honor the Ordre of Saint-Vladimir

Genealogy

• Genealogy of Vladimir Ier