Yaroslav the Wise

Also known as Yaroslav Mudryi, Yaroslav Volodymyrovych

Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054

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Yaroslav the Wise was a Grand Prince of Kiev who ruled from 1019 to 1054, a period of significant importance in early Russian history. He is remembered as a major figure in the development of the medieval state of Kiev, though the specific reasons for his historical importance would require additional context beyond what is provided here.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Yaroslav
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kievan Rus'
Place of birth: Kyiv
Place of death: Vyshhorod
Child: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile
Father: Vladimir the Great
Mother: Rogneda
Sibling: Vsevolod Vladimirovich
Occupation: politician
Languages spoken: Old East Slavic
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Family: Rurikids
Noble title: knyaz
Image: Yaroslav I the Wise - fresco of the Novospassky Monastery.png

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Commons category: Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kyiv
date of death: 1054-00-00
date of birth: 0978-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kyiv
place of burial: Saint Sophia Cathedral
canonization status: Right-Believing
name in native language: Ꙗрославъ Володимѣровичь
feast day: March 5
nickname: Мудрый
P8168: Barika

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DynastyRurik FatherVladimir the Great MotherRogneda of Polotsk or Anna Porphyrogenita ReligionChalcedonian Christianity Insignia

Yaroslav I Vladimirovich (c. 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, uniting the principalities for a time. Yaroslav's baptismal name was George after Saint George.

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