Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
| Ingegerd Olofsdotter | |
|---|---|
| Grand Princess consort of Kievan Rus' | |
| Grand Princess consort of Kievan Rus' | |
| Tenure | 1019–1050 |
| Born | 1001 Sigtuna, Sweden |
| Died | 10 February 1050 (aged 48/49) |
| Burial | Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev or Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod |
| Spouse | Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev |
| Issue |
Elisiv, Queen consort of Norway Anastasia, Queen consort of Hungary Anne, Queen consort of France Vladimir of Novgorod Iziaslav I Sviatoslav II Vsevolod I Igor Yaroslavich perhaps Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile |
| House | House of Munsö |
| Father | Olof Skötkonung |
| Mother | Estrid of the Obotrites |
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, also known as Irene, Anna and St. Anna (1001 – 10 February 1050), was a Swedish princess and a Grand Princess of Kiev. She was the daughter of Swedish King Olof Skötkonung and Estrid of the Obotrites and the consort of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev.
Ingegerd or St. Anna is often confused with the mother of St. Vladimir “the Enlightener” of the Rus. This is mainly because Ingegerd and Yaroslav also had a son named Vladimir. However, St. Vladimir was the father of Ingegerd’s husband Yaroslav I “the Wise”, thus making her St. Vladimir’s daughter-in-law. St. Vladimir was the son of Sviatoslav and Malusha.
Ingegerd was born in Sigtuna, Sweden. She was engaged to be married to Norwegian King Olaf II, but when Sweden and Norway got into a feud, Swedish King Olof Skötkonung would no longer allow for the marriage to take place.
Instead, Ingegerd's father quickly arranged for a marriage to the powerful Yaroslav I the Wise of Novgorod. The marriage took place in 1019. Once in Kiev, she changed her name to the Greek Irene. According to several sagas, she was given as a marriage gift Ladoga and adjacent lands, which later received the name Ingria, arguably a corruption of Ingegerd's name. She placed her friend, jarl Ragnvald Ulfsson, to rule in her stead.
Ingegerd initiated the building of the Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev that was supervised by her husband. She also initiated the construction of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod. They had six sons and four daughters, the latter of whom became Queens of France, Hungary, Norway, and (arguably) England. The whole family is depicted in one of the frescoes of the Saint Sophia.
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