of the Byzantine Empire, Anna Porphyrogenita

963 - 1011  (47 years)

• Name	of the Byzantine Empire, Anna Porphyrogenita  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Mar 963	Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey   [1, 2, 3]
  	Byzantine Emperor's Palace
  Gender	Female
  Appointments / Titles	964
  	Princess of The Byzantine Empire
  Appointments / Titles	977
  	Grand Princess of Kievan Rus
  Burial	1011	Church of the Tithes, Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine   [1, 2]
  House	House of Macedon, Macedonian dynasty
  FSID	94BP-X4Z  [1]
  Death	1011	Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	1011	Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine   [2]
  Person ID	I34391	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Macedonicos, Emperor Romanos II,   b. 938, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey d. 15 Mar 963, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Age 25 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Phocus, Empress of Byzantine Theophano,   b. 932, Byzantine Empire (Historical) d. 15 Jun 991, Istanbul, Turkey (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	956	Istanbul, Turkey   [1]
  Family ID	F13561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Svyatoslavich, Vladimir I,   b. 960, Budyatychi, Volyn', Ukraine d. 15 Jul 1015, Chortitza, Zaporizʹkyy Rayon, Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	977  [1, 4]
  Children	1. of Kievian Rus', Grand Prince Yaroslav I,   b. 978, Kiev, Ukraine d. 20 Feb 1054, Vyshgorod, Ryazan, Russia (Age 76 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F13549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Mar 963 - Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey Burial - 1011 - Church of the Tithes, Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine Death - 1011 - Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine Burial - 1011 - Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Anna Porphyrogenita (Анна Византийская in Russian) (March 13, 963 – 1011) was a Grand Princess consort of Kiev; she was married to Grand Prince Vladimir the Great.[1] Anna was the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Romanos II and the Empress Theophano. She was also the sister of Emperors Basil II Bulgaroktonos (The Bulgar-Slayer) and Constantine VIII. Anna was a Porphyrogenita, a legitimate daughter born in the special purple chamber of the Byzantine Emperor's Palace. Anna's hand was considered such a prize that Vladimir became Christian just to marry her.[2] Anna did not wish to marry Vladimir and expressed deep distress on her way to her wedding. Grand Prince Vladimir was impressed by Byzantine religious practices, this factor, along with his marriage to Anna led to his decision to convert to Eastern Christianity. Due to these two factors, Grand Prince Vladimir also began Christianizing his kingdom. By marriage to Grand Prince Vladimir, Anna became Grand Princess of Kiev, but in practice, she was referred to as Queen or Czarina, probably as a sign of her membership of the Imperial Byzantine House. Anna participated actively in the Christianization of Rus: she acted as the religious adviser of Vladimir and founded a few convents and churches herself. It is not known whether she was the biological mother of any of Vladimir's children, although some scholars have pointed to evidence that she and Vladimir may have had as many as three children together a granddaughter of Otto the Great (possibly Rechlinda Otona (Regel

  
  

• Sources

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