Irina, Grand Princess of Kiev

Irina (Ukrainian: Ірина) (?-990), was a Grand Princess of the Kiev by marriage to Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 980–1015).[1] a Greek nun captured by the Grand Duke of Kyiv Svyatoslav Igorevich during a campaign in Bulgaria and presented by him, his son Yaropolk Svyatoslavich, as a concubine. After Vladimir killed Yaropolk, she forcibly became Vladimir’s wife.[2]

Irina
Irina, Grand Princess of Kiev
Reign969–1015
PredecessorOlga the Great prihcess of Kiev
SuccessorIngigerd
Princess of Kiev
Reign969–1015
Born~951
Died1015 [aged ~63]
SpousePetr 1 rex Bolgaria, Yaropolk I of Kyiv
Names
Irina
DynastyLaptin
FatherChristopher Laptin
MotherSofia

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  1. ^ Войтович Л. В. Князівські династії Східної Європи (кінець IX — початок XVI ст.): склад, суспільна і політична роль. — Львів: Інститут українознавства ім. І. Крип'якевича, 2000
  2. ^ Karamzin, N.M.Karamzin. (11 September 1826). "История Государства российского".