Irina, Grand Princess of Kiev

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

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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".

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