Zbyslava of Kiev
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Zbyslava of Kiev was a Kievan Rus'
princess member of the Rurikid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Poland.
She was the daughter of Sviatopolk II
, Grand Prince of Kiev by his first wife, who is believed was a Premyslid princess.
, the Junior Duke of Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth, allied himself with Kievan Rus'
and Hungary. In order to seal his alliance with the Grand Prince of Kiev, Bolesław III was betrothed to his eldest daughter Zbyslava. The Primary Chronicle names Zbyslava, daughter of Svyatopolk when recording that she was taken to Poland on 16 November 1102 to marry Bolesław III. Thus, the marriage took place between that date or in early 1103. They had only one known son, the future Władysław II the Exile, born in 1105, and a daughter (perhaps named Judith), born around 1111 and later wife of Vsevolod Davidovich, Prince of Murom
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Her date of death is uncertain. Web sources placed Zbyslava's death between the years 1109/12. Currently, it is assumed that she died probably in 1114 at least, because one year later (in 1115), Bolesław III married Salomea
, daughter of Henry, Count of Berg-Schelklingen.
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....
princess member of the Rurikid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Poland.
She was the daughter of Sviatopolk II
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich was supreme ruler of the Kievan Rus for 20 years, from 1093 to 1113. He was not a popular prince, and his reign was marked by incessant rivalry with his cousin Vladimir Monomakh...
, Grand Prince of Kiev by his first wife, who is believed was a Premyslid princess.
Life
During his fight against his half-brother ZbigniewZbigniew of Poland
Zbigniew , Duke of Poland from 1102 until 1107.-Early years:Zbigniew was the first-born son of Prince Władysław I Herman and Przecława, who apparently belonged to the Prawdzic clan...
, the Junior Duke of Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth, allied himself with Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....
and Hungary. In order to seal his alliance with the Grand Prince of Kiev, Bolesław III was betrothed to his eldest daughter Zbyslava. The Primary Chronicle names Zbyslava, daughter of Svyatopolk when recording that she was taken to Poland on 16 November 1102 to marry Bolesław III. Thus, the marriage took place between that date or in early 1103. They had only one known son, the future Władysław II the Exile, born in 1105, and a daughter (perhaps named Judith), born around 1111 and later wife of Vsevolod Davidovich, Prince of Murom
Murom
Murom is a historic city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of Oka River. Population: -History:In the 9th century CE, the city marked the easternmost settlement of the Eastern Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians. The Russian Primary Chronicle...
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Her date of death is uncertain. Web sources placed Zbyslava's death between the years 1109/12. Currently, it is assumed that she died probably in 1114 at least, because one year later (in 1115), Bolesław III married Salomea
Salomea of Berg
Salomea of Berg was a German noblewoman and by marriage Duchess of Poland.She was the daughter of Swabian Count Henry of Berg Castle by his wife Adelaide of Mochental , probably a sister of Margrave Diepold III of Vohburg...
, daughter of Henry, Count of Berg-Schelklingen.