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Personal data Anna Porphyrogeneta van Byzantium 

  • She was born on March 13, 963.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Jaroslav I "de Wijze' van Kiev) was born (??-??-978) .

  • (Levens event) .Source 1
    Anna Porphyrogenita (???? ???????????? in Russian) (March 13, 963 – 1011) was a Grand Princess consort of Kiev; she was married to Grand Prince Vladimir the Great.[1]

    Anna was the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Romanos II and the Empress Theophano. She was also the sister of Emperors Basil II Bulgaroktonos (The Bulgar-Slayer) and Constantine VIII. Anna was a Porphyrogenita, a legitimate daughter born in the special purple chamber of the Byzantine Emperor's Palace. Anna's hand was considered such a prize that Vladimir became Christian just to marry her.[2]

    Anna did not wish to marry Vladimir and expressed deep distress on her way to her wedding. It was because of his marriage to Anna, that Vladimir abolished the freedom of religion in Russia and forced Chistinanity upon the public. By marriage to Grand Prince Vladimir, Anna became Grand Princess of Kiev, but in practice, she was referred to as Queen or Czarina, probably as a sign of her membership of the Imperial Byzantine House. Anna participated actively in the Christianization of Rus: she acted as the religious adviser of Vladimir and founded a few convents and churches herself. It is not known whether she was the biological mother of any of Vladimir's children, although some scholars have pointed to evidence that she and Vladimir may have had as many as three children together.
  • She died in the year 1011, she was 47 years old.
  • A child of Romanos II van Byzantium and Theophano
  • This information was last updated on December 27, 2012.

Household of Anna Porphyrogeneta van Byzantium

She is married to Wladimir I Svjatoslawitsch "de Grote" van Kiev.

They got married.Source 2


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    1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Porphyrogenita
    2. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_van_Kiev

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