Zbysława from Kiev

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Zbysława of Kiev ( Russian Сбыслава Святополковна Sbyslawa Swjatopolkowna , Ukrainian Збислава Святополківна Sbyslawa Swjatopolkiwna , Polish Zbysława Kijowska * 1085/90, † 1112/14) was a princess of the Kievan Rus , a member of the princely family of Rurik and by marriage Duchess of Poland .

She was the daughter of Svyatopolk II , Prince of Kiev . Her mother is said to have been a princess of the Přemyslids .

Life

During his fights against his half-brother Zbigniew , a prince of Poland, Bolesław III allied . Wrymouth with the Kievan Rus and Hungarians . To seal his alliance with the Grand Duke of Kiev, Bolesław III. betrothed to Sviatopolk's eldest daughter, Zbysława. The Russian Primary Chronicle ( Nestor Chronicle ) mentions Zbysława, the daughter of Svyatopolk, in which it is reported that she was sent to Poland on November 16, 1102 to live with Bolesław III. to marry. Hence, the wedding took place between that date or in the early 1103. They had only one known son, the later Władysław II. The expellee , who was born in 1105, and a daughter (who was probably called Judith), who was born around 1111 and who later became the wife of Vsevolod Davidowitsch, Prince of Murom .

The date of her death is unclear. Some sources determine the years 1109–12. It is currently assumed that she probably lived until 1114 at the latest, because Bolesław III. a year later Salome von Berg , the daughter of Heinrich, the Count of Berg- Schelklingen , married.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aleksandr Nazarenko, International Relations of Ancient Rus , p. 576.
  2. ↑ Russian Primary Chronicle (1102), 1973, page 199.
  3. ^ Oswald Balzer : Genealogia Piastów, page 121.
  4. ↑ Jadwiga Zylinska: Piastówny i żony Piastów , Warsaw 1975, pages 99, 113th
  5. ^ Cawley, Charles, Poland , Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
  6. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the Piast Dynasty" , Genealogy.eu
  7. ^ Scientific discussion about Zbysława's death; presented in a work by K. Kollinger. “The problem of food in 1109, Zbyslava's death and the Polish-Kievan alliance in 1102–1114” ( Memento of July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), pages 42–46.
personal data
SURNAME Zbysława from Kiev
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Сбыслава Святополковна (Russian); Zbysława kijowska (Polish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of the Kievan Rus and member of the Rurikid family
DATE OF BIRTH before 1085
DATE OF DEATH after 1109