Vysheslav of Novgorod

Vysheslav Vladimirovich ( Russian Вышеслав Владимирович ; * around 977; † 1010/14) was Prince of Novgorod (around 990-1010 / 14) and the eldest son of Vladimir the Great .

Life

There is little information about his life. He was the oldest mentioned son of Vladimir the Great. His mother was Allogia, a Bohemian princess or Olofa from Sweden. His year of birth must have been before 978.

Around 990 he became Prince of Novgorod . Between 1010 and 1014 his half-brother Yaroslav the Wise became Prince of Novgorod. The year of his death is unknown.

The saga of Olav Tryggvason tells of a prince Vissavald who is said to have asked for the hand of Sigrid the proud around 995 . Vysheslav was probably meant. The historicity of this saga is not certain in the details.

literature

Войтович Л .: Княжеские династии Восточной Европы , Lviv 2000
Friedrich A. Braun: The historical Russia in the Nordic literature of the X-XIV. Century , in: Festschrift Eugen Mogk on his 70th birthday , Halle 1924, pp. 157–167

Remarks

↑ Saga of Olav Tryggvason
↑ 978 conquered Vladimir Novgorod and married Rogneda
↑ In 1010 he was not yet Prince of Novgorod, in 1014 he was first named that way.
↑ The name points more to Vsevolod , a brother of Vysheslav, but at that time he was not older than 11 years and ruled in Volhynia far from Sweden. Wyscheslaw was about 18 years old and ruled in the immediate catchment area of Swedish journeys to the east.

personal data
SURNAME	Vysheslav of Novgorod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vysheslav Vladimirovich, Вышеслав Владимирович
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince of Novgorod (around 990-1010) and eldest son of Vladimir the Great
DATE OF BIRTH	at 977
DATE OF DEATH	around 1010

[1] Saga of Olav Tryggvason

[2] 978 conquered Vladimir Novgorod and married Rogneda

[3] In 1010 he was not yet Prince of Novgorod, in 1014 he was first named that way.

[4] The name points more to Vsevolod , a brother of Vysheslav, but at that time he was not older than 11 years and ruled in Volhynia far from Sweden. Wyscheslaw was about 18 years old and ruled in the immediate catchment area of Swedish journeys to the east.