Yaroslav the wise biography sample
Yaroslav the wise biography sample
Yaroslav the wise geni.
Yaroslav I the Wise
| Ruler of Rus' Date of Birth: Country: Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Family
- Princely Rule
- Foreign Policy
- Married Ingigerda, daughter of King Olaf of Sweden
- Assisted Casimir III of Poland in his struggle for the throne
- Compiled the "Russkaya Pravda," the first written law code in Rus
- Later Years and Legacy
- Died in Vyshgorod and was buried in the Cathedral of St.
Sophia.
Early Life and Family
Jaroslav the Wise, born c. AD, was a member of the Rurik dynasty. His father was Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev, and his mother was Rogneda, Princess of Polotsk.
In Baptism, he was given the name George.
Princely Rule
Prince of RostovPrince of Novgorod
, Grand Prince of Kiev
Became sole ruler of the Kievan Rus after a period of succession struggles.
Foreign Policy
Jaroslav pursued a policy of strengthening dynastic ties with European royal families:
Married Ingigerda, daughter of King Olaf of Sweden
Arranged marriages between