Anne of Kiev

F, (1036 - 1075)
Father-Biological*Jaroslaw I Wladimiroswtsch ~ Grand Prince of Kiev b. 978, d. 20 Feb 1053
Mother-Biological*Ingegard of Sweden ~ Princess of Sweden b. c 1001, d. 10 Feb 1050
Family Lines
Roy Line

Boudreau Line
Last Edited=10 Aug 2022
Anne of Kiev from Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev

     Anne of Kiev was born in 1036 at Kiev, Ukraine.1 She was the daughter of Jaroslaw I Wladimiroswtsch ~ Grand Prince of Kiev and Ingegard of Sweden ~ Princess of Sweden. Anne of Kiev was also known as Anna Yaroslavna, Anne of Rus, Anne de Russie, or Agnes de Russie.2,3,4

Anne of Kiev married Henry I , King of France, age 43 , son of Robert II the Pious ~ King of France and Constance of Arles, on 19 May 1051.1,3,5,4 In 1059 Henry began feuding with the Church over issues related to Gregorian Reform. During this time, Pope Nicholas II sent Anne a letter counselling her to follow her conscience to right wrongs and intervene against oppressive violence, while also encouraging her to advocate with her husband so that he might govern with moderation. According to Delorme, some historians have interpreted this letter from the Pope as being indicative of Anne's conversion to Roman Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy.4 She founded the Abbey of St. Vincent at Senlis.4

Anne of Kiev married Raoul II , Count of Crcy and Valois in 1060.1 When Henry I died on 4 August 1060, she became the Queen Regnant for her young son, Philip.4 Anne of Kiev died in 1075.2,1,3,4 She was buried at Villers Abbey, Villers-la-Ville, France, now Belgium.1

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: Sewell (2008) gives her birth date as 1024

Marriage Date: v
on Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) and Sewell give Henry and Anne'sr marriage date as 29 January 1044.2,5,3

Children of Anne of Kiev and Henry I , King of France

Citations

  1. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  2. Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.
  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  4. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Online https://en.wikipedia.org
  5. Von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R.. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume 1. Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941.