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  Vladimir II Monomakh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vladimir was married three times: firstly to Gytha of Wessex, then to a Byzantine noblewoman and finally to a daughter of the Kipchak khan.
Vladimir's sister Eupraxia became notorious all over Europe for her divorce with Emperor Henry IV on the grounds that he had attempted a fl mass on her naked body.
Vladimir Monomakh is buried in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vladimir_Monomakh   (550 words)

  
 Vladimir-Suzdal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir was built in 1158–1160 and functioned as the mother church of Russia in the 13th century.
Vladimir Monomakh, on securing his rights to the principality in 1093, moved the capital from Rostov to Suzdal.
The veneration of the Theotokos as a holy protectress of Vladimir was introduced by Prince Andrew, who dedicated to her many churches and installed in his palace a venerated image, known as Theotokos of Vladimir.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Vladimir-Suzdal   (781 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Vladimir II Vsevelodovich Monomakh of Kiev   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Vladimir was the son of Grand Prince Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (ruled Kiev 1078-93) and Irina, the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus.
Vladimir ruled Chernigov from 1078 to 1094, restoring order among his cousins in Volhynia (1084-86) and assuming a leading role among princes of Rus at the conferences held to avert perpetual warfare among themselves (1097 and 1100).
Vladimir married Gyda Haraldsdatter, daughter of Harald II Gudinesson of England and Edgyth Swan-neck, circa 1070.
nygaard.howards.net /files/2/1848.htm   (388 words)

  
 Grand Dukes, princes, kings of Kievan Rus
945, duke of Kiev (912–45), successor of Oleg as ruler of Kievan Rus.
Vladimir II (Vladimir Monomakh) or Volodymyr II,1053–1125, grand duke of Kiev (1113–25); son of Vsevolod I, prince of Pereyaslavl and grand duke of Kiev (ruled 1078–93).
Vladimir gained popularity as a result of his successful campaigns (1103 and 1111) against the Cumans, nomadic invaders who were a constant threat to Russian lands.
www.dompavlov.com /vladimirkievanrus.htm   (853 words)

  
 Kiev Information Guide. History of Kiev
According to the ancient legend, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybed, at the end of the 5th-beginning of the 6th centuries.
By the 11th century Kiev was one of the largest centers of civilization in the Eastern christian world.
In the 15th century Kiev was granted the Magdeburg Rights, which permitted greater independence of the city in matters of international commerce.
www.kiev.info /about/history.htm   (935 words)

  
 Monomakh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
To settle all disputes, a congress of princes is held at Lubetz, in the territory of Tchernigov.
Vladimir Monomakh now espoused the cause of Leo's son Basil and sent an army to the Danube, which returned without accomplishing its purpose.
To remedy this ruinous state of affairs, Monomakh reduced the rate of interest from 120 to 20 percent, and decreed that he who had paid a year's interest according to the old rate, was thereby absolved from his debt.
www.arco-iris.com /George/monomakh.htm   (2311 words)

  
 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Extended Timmerman Family
Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev was born 1053, and died 1125.
She married Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev ABT 1070, son of Wsewolod I and Maria Monamacha.
Jaroslav Wladimirowwitsch I was born 0978 in Kiev, Ukraine, and died 20 FEB 1054 in Kiev, Ukraine.
worldconnect.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=06131945&id=I4764   (734 words)

  
 Kievan Rus Database (Prince: Vladimir Monomakh Vsevolodovich)
He did not ascend to the throne of Kiev by dynastic seniority -- he was the son of the youngest of Yaroslav's sons, Vsevolod, and the descendants of the older branches were still alive.
The princes of large demenses were allowed to keep their possessions as long as they recognized the Kiev prince as the ruler of all Rus.
Kiev was the capital of the largest state in Europe during his rule.
members.aol.com /ingigerthr/Prince_Vladimir_Monomakh_Vsevolodovich.html   (473 words)

  
 Suzdal. Trip to Golden ring. Tour to the cities of Russia. Trip to Russia. Legendary tour.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Modern Vladimir is a regional administrative and cultural center with a population of 300,000.
Vladimir was founded by Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev in 1108 as a fort in the Rostov-Suzdal principality that he gave to Yuri Dolgoruky, one of his younger sons.
Vladimir's Golden Gate (Zolotie Vorota), part defensive tower, part triumphal arch, modeled on the very similar structure in Kiev, was built by Andrey Bogolyubsky to guard the main, western entrance to his city about 500m west of the Assumption Cathedral.
www.legendtour.ru /eng/russia/golden-ring/109.shtml   (875 words)

  
 Kiev
Known to Russians as the “mother of cities,” Kiev is one of the oldest towns in N Europe.
In Jan., 1918, Kiev became the capital of the newly proclaimed Ukrainian republic; but in the ensuing civil war (1918–20), it was occupied in succession by German, White Russian, Polish, and Soviet troops.
Vladimir II - Vladimir II (Vladimir Monomakh) or Volodymyr II,1053–1125, grand duke of Kiev...
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 Valdemar I of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His father was murdered days before his birth; his mother, Ingeborg, daughter of Mstislav of Kiev, named him after her grandfather, Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev.
As an heir to the throne, and with his rivals quickly gaining power, he was raised in the court of Asser Rig of Fjenneslev, together with Asser's son, Absalon, who would become his trusted friend and minister.
Valdemar married Sofia of Minsk (c 1141-1198), half-sister of Canute V of Denmark and daughter of Dowager Queen Rikissa of Sweden from her marriage with Volodar of Minsk (Vladimir or Volodar Glebovich of the Rurikids, died 1167), ruling Prince of Principality of Minsk, and they had the following children:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valdemar_I   (473 words)

  
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Vladimir was founded in 1108 by the great Kievan prince Vladimir Monomakh who gave the town its name.
In the grounds of the ancient Kremlin founded by Vladimir Monomakh are two of the city's most remarkable monuments.
Vladimir is impressive for the variety and number of its museums.
www.com2com.ru /rgs/vlad.htm   (1012 words)

  
 EefyWiki - Vladimir Monomakh
Vladimir Monomakh was one of the first true Russian heroes.
Oleg relinquished his rule and in 1113 A.D., Monomakh became the ruler of Kievan Rus.
Vladimir Monomakh was not only a fine statesman but also a quotable writer.
eefy.editme.com /VladimirMonomakh   (835 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Yury Dolgoruky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After the death of the Grand Prince of Kiev Mstislav Vladimirovich in 1132, Yuri engaged in a process of conquering the lands to the south of his domain (hence, the nickname Dolgoruky, i.e.
In 1147, Dolgoruky resumed his struggle for Kiev and two years later he captured it, but in 1151 he was defeated by Izyaslav Mstislavich and ousted.
In 1155, Yuri regained Kiev once again, however, after his death in the course of an uprising in Kiev his achievements were eliminated.
nygaard.howards.net /files/2/2491.htm   (288 words)

  
 The Red Kaganate - Russo-Polovetz Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
But eventually there is a rebellion by the people of Kiev and finally Svyatoslav Yaroslavich, with only 3 thousand men, defeats a 12-thousand strong Polovets army.
1094 - Oleg Svyatoslavich unites with the Polovtsi to expell Vladimir Monomakh from Chernigov.
This is the begining of a continuing intermittent aliance between the Polovtsi and the Knyazi of Chernigov against the Knyazi of Kiev who lay claim to rulership of all the Rus.
www.geocities.com /kaganate/plvtstml.html   (1068 words)

  
 Brink-Day-Johnston-Fletcher - Person Page 21
Vladimir was the youngest son of the Norman-Rus prince Svyatoslav I andhis mistress Malushka, and was a member of the Rurik lineage dominantfrom the 10th to the 13th century.
Vladimir extended the realm to include the watersheds of the Don,Dnieper, Dniester, Neman, Western Dvina, and upper Volga, destroyed orincorporated the remnants of competing Varangian organizations, andestablished relations with neighbouring dynasties, consolidating theKievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea and solidified the frontiersagainst incursions of Bulgarian, Baltic, and Eastern nomads.
The successes of Vladimir's long reign made it possible for the reign ofhis son Yaroslav (ruled 1019-54) to produce a flowering of cultural life.But neither Yaroslav, who gained control of Kiev only after a bitterstruggle against his brother Svyatopolk (1015-19), nor his successors inKiev were able to provide lasting political stability within the enormousrealm.
www.brinkfamily.net /tree/p21.htm   (3014 words)

  
 Art Gallery : Artwork
Vladimir was founded in 1108 by Vladimir II Monomakh, grand prince of Kiev.
Thereafter the city, suffering several further Tatar attacks in the 15th century, became a minor local centre, although in 1796 it was made a seat of provincial government.
Post-revolutionary Vladimir grew chiefly on the basis of its textile, machine-building, and chemical industries.
www.gallery-worldwide.com /cmItem.jsp?id=1704&view=AUTH   (225 words)

  
 The Moscow Kremlin - Virtual exhibitions
It became an eminent part of the Moscow Princes’ property and was transmitted from a father to the elder son.
According to the story, in the XIIth century, the Kiev Prince Vladimir Monomakh received a royal Crown from Byzantine Emperor Constantinos Monomachos.
From Kiev Princes the Crown of Monomakh was transmitted to Vladimir Princes and later to Moscow Princes.
www.kreml.ru /en/main/virtual/name/regalia/Monomach   (339 words)

  
 Saints of July 15
Vladimir was the grandson of Saint Olga, an early convert to Christianity among the Scandinavian rulers of the province of Kiev, and the illegitimate son of Grand Duke Sviastoslav and his mistress, Malushka.
Vladimir took his new religion very seriously and indeed sought to impose it by force on his people, not all of whom were willing to accept it.
Vladimir reportedly gave all his possessions to his friends and to the poor on his deathbed.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0715.htm   (3887 words)

  
 Guardian | Birthday gift for Putin casts autocratic shadow
The Cap is a golden crown encrusted with jewels and lined with the traditional sable, and named after the revered Prince of Kiev, Vladimir Monomakh, whose son founded Moscow.
The Cap of Monomakh is one of the most potent symbols of Russian autocracy.
Made by Oriental craftsmen in the 13th or 14th century, it symbolises the succession of power from the Byzantine emperors to the Russian monarchs, and was used to crown Peter the Great.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4516110-103610,00.html   (412 words)

  
 Shapka Monomakh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Here is the very famous Crown of Monomakh, which is mentioned in the historical sketch and biography of this Russian Tsar.
Specimens of Central Asian jewelry like Monomakh's Crown were brought to Moscow and some of the Russian master artisans who worked with jewelry in Saray (and possibly in Urgenj as well) succeeded in returning to Russia in the mid-14th century.
On the basis of this legend, the jeweled and fur-trimmed crown of the Moscow rulers became known, in the 16th century, as Monomakh's crown (Shapka Monomakhova).
arco-iris.com /George/shapka.htm   (664 words)

  
 The History of Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 11-th century Volga-Oka region inhabited by the Vyatiches was distant and inaccessible land.
The Grand prince of Kiev Vladimir Monomakh ranked two campaigns to the land of the bellicose Vyatiches among outstanding events of his life.
Moscow was a strong point of princes of Rostov and Suzdal and later of the Grand prince of Vladimir in their confrontation with Chernigov and Ryazan.
kursy.rsuh.ru /istoria/moseng/moskva.asp?meniu=174&razdel=178   (1214 words)

  
 Greg Bard's Genealogical Records
Says that Vladimir was a son of Yaroslav and Ingigerd, but he is the grandson of Yaroslav and Ingigerd.
Shows Vsevolod's wife and mother of Vladimir Monomakh as Maria of Byzantium, daughter of Konstantin IX.
Shows Vsevolod's wife and mother of Vladimir Monomakh as Theodora of Byzantium, daughter of Konstantin IX.
www.shocking.com /~gregbard/genealogy/fam00376.php   (664 words)

  
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According to chronicles almost a thousand years ago on a steep bank of the Klyazma river, a tributary of the Oka river, Vladimir Monomakh, a Kiev prince, founded a town called by his name in his honour.
Vladimir krai is rich with monuments of architecture and art.
At the boundary with Vladimir oblast’ a part of Valdimir Opolye is situated.
www.igu-net.org /cge/educom/conferences/Fieldtrips_2003.doc   (2396 words)

  
 Vladimir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Another superb specimen of architecture in the Vladimir kremlin is the Cathedral of St. Demetrius, the court church of
Third in importance among Vladimir's architectural monuments is the main entrance of the town, the Golden Gates dating back to 1164.
Vladimir Monomakh also built the Yaropolch Fortress (where the town of Viazniki now stands) in memory of his second son Yaropolk.
bennyhills.fortunecity.com /mrbean/768/wladim.html   (1203 words)

  
 Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg150
Vladimir of Kiev Monomakh Grand Duke died 1125.
Gytha [Parents] married Vladimir of Kiev Monomakh Grand Duke.
Marie Pavlovna Grand Duchess was born 1854 and died 1920.
members.tripod.com /drewspen/genealogy/aqwg150.htm   (256 words)

  
 Yury Dolgoruky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yury Dolgoruky (90s XI-1157) Prince of Suzdal and Grand Prince of Kiev, Vladimir Monomakh's son.
The first chronicle record of year 1147 was connected with his time, and Moscow strengthened by Yury Dolgoruky in 1156.
In 1155 he took hold of Kiev for the second time.
www.cnit.uniyar.ac.ru /yaros/wwe00045.htm   (75 words)

  
 (Sigehelm of KENT - Bryan KING )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Anna Agresa Yaroslavna of KIEV (1036 - 1089)
Prince Igor I of KIEV (877 - 945)
Princess Premislava Svyatopolkovna of KIEV (1075 - 1116)
www.jodygoad.com /index/ind0175.html   (125 words)

  
 The Moscow Kremlin - Pages of history
The first written record of Moscow dates back to 1147, to the reign of Great PrinceYuri of Kiev, Vladimir Monomakh's son.
One of the most remarkable exhibits of the Kremlin museums linked to the genealogy of Russian princes is the Cap of Monomakh, the Russian Tsars' inherited crown.
There is a saying: "How heavy you are, the Cap of Monomakh!" meaning the heavy burden of responsibility.
www.kreml.ru /en/main/history   (336 words)

  
 The Testament of Vladimir Monomakh.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Then Oleg came from Vladimir, and I invited him to dinner with my father at the Red Palace in Chernigov, and I gave my father three hundred grivnas of gold.
I then went to Vladimir and set up Iaropolk as prince, but he soon died.
Thereupon we marched to attack Iaroslav son of Sviatopolk at Vladimir, since we were no longer disposed to endure his malice.
www.yurchenko.org /texts/hist_monomakh.html   (3219 words)

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