Family
Married/ Related to:  Svyatoslav of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev 2)Child: 1. Vladimir 'The Great' of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod 5)Born ± 958 Died 15 Jul 1015 Berestovo, Belgorod, Russia, approximately 57 years 6) Notes: According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, Vladimir the Great sought an alliance with Rogvolod of Polotsk in 980 by marrying his daughter Rogneda, but she refused, insulting his parentage, and married his brother, Yaropolk. In revenge, Vladimir attacked Rogvolod and his family, killing him and his sons, after which he raped Rogneda, and forcibly took her as his bride. | |||
Malusha of LyubechSources
1) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "Svyatoslav replied that they had need of a prince, but Yaropolk and Oleg both refused, so that Dobrynya suggested that the post should be offered to Vladimir. For Vladimir was son of Malusha, stewardess of Olga and sister of Dobrynya. Their father was Malk of Lyubech, and Dobrynya was thus Vladimir's uncle.". Reference: 6478 (970) (Data from secondary evidence)2) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "Olga shut herself up in the city of Kiev with her grandsons, Yaropolk, Oleg, and Vladimir.". Reference: 6476 (968) (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "But Olga was in Kiev with her son, the boy Svyatoslav.". Reference: 6452 (944) (Questionable reliability of evidence)
4) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "When spring came, in 972 Svyatoslav approached the cataracts, where Kurya, Prince of the Pechenegs, attacked him; and Svyatoslav was killed.". Reference: 6480 (972) (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "...Vladimir had appointed his uncle Dobrynya to rule over Novgorod...His lawful wife was Rogned...By her he had four sons: Izyaslav, Mstislav, Yaroslav, and Vsevolod, and two daughters. The Greek woman bore him Svyatopolk; by one Czech he had a son Vysheslav; by another, Svyatoslav and Mstislav; and by a Bulgarian woman, Boris and Gleb.". Reference: 6486-6488 (978-980) (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: The Russian Primary Chronicle "Since the Pechenegs were attacking the Russes, he sent Boris out against them, for he himself was very sick, and of this illness he died on July 15. Now he died at Berestovo, but his death was kept secret, for Svyatopolk was in Kiev.". Reference: 6523 (1015) (Data from secondary evidence)