Maria [Irena] MONOMACHINA of Byzantium
(Abt 1033-1067)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Vsevolod I Yaroslavich RURIK, Grand Prince of Kiev

Maria [Irena] MONOMACHINA of Byzantium

  • Born: Between 1030 and 1035, Constantinople
  • Married: 1046, Constantinople
  • Died: Nov 1067

  Research Notes:

The Primary Chronicle refers to the wife of Vsevolod as "the Greek princess" but does not name her or give her origin. The primary source which states her name has not so far been identified. Apparently she and her marriage are not referred to in Greek sources. No doubt her belonging to the Monomachos family has been assumed, firstly because her son is generally known as "Vladimir Monomakh", and secondly because Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos ruled in Byzantium at the date of her marriage, but no information has been found to corroborate this. It is unlikely that she was the daughter of the Emperor Konstantinos himself as he is not recorded in Greek sources as having had children by any of his wives or mistresses, although her birth date range (estimated from the birth of her son in 1053) would be consistent with her having been the daughter of his second marriage. In particular, Psellos mentions no children in his detailed review of the events of his reign. The primary source which corroborates the date of her marriage has not so far been identified. 1

  Marriage Information:

Maria married Vsevolod I Yaroslavich RURIK, Grand Prince of Kiev, son of Yaroslav I "Mudriy/the Wise" Vladimirovich RURIK, Grand Prince of Kiev, and Ingigerd OLAFSDÓTTIR, Princess of Sweden, in 1046 in Constantinople. (Vsevolod I Yaroslavich RURIK was born in 1030 in Pereyaslavl, Kiev, Ukraine and died on 13 Apr 1093.)

Sources


1 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medlands: Maria [Irena].


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