Ragnvald (Rogvolod), Prince of Polotsk
(-Abt 979)
Rogned (Ragnheid) Ragnvaldsdóttir, Princess of Polotsk
(Abt 956-Abt 999)

 

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Spouses/Children:
St. Vladimir I "Velikiy/the Great" Svyatoslavich Rurik, Grand Prince of Kiev

Rogned (Ragnheid) Ragnvaldsdóttir, Princess of Polotsk

  • Born: Abt 956, Polotsk, Byelorussia
  • Married: Abt 977, Polotsk, Byelorussia
  • Died: Between 998 and 1000

  Research Notes:

The Primary Chronicle names Rogned, daughter of Rogvolod Prince of Polotsk, recording that she at first refused to marry Vladimir, preferring his half-brother Iaropolk. She became a nun in [989].

The Primary Chronicle records the death of Rogned in [998/1000]. 1

  Marriage Information:

Rogned married St. Vladimir I "Velikiy/the Great" Svyatoslavich Rurik, Grand Prince of Kiev, son of Svyatoslav I Igorevich Rurik, Grand Prince of Kiev, and Malusha of Lyubech, Mistress, about 977 in Polotsk, Byelorussia. (St. Vladimir I "Velikiy/the Great" Svyatoslavich Rurik was born about 958 in Kiev, Ukraine and died on 15 Jul 1015 in Berestovo, Kiev, Ukraine.)

Sources


1 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medlands: Rogned.


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