Yaroslav the Wise
Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054
b. 978 · d. 20 Feb 1054
Yaroslav I Vladimirovich, 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.
Related people
- Vladimir the Great child of · traditional
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- Kyiv birth
- Saint Sophia Cathedral burial
- Vyshhorod death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Russian Primary Chronicle 2 claims — Founding of Saint Sophia in Kyiv; Synod of Kyiv elevates Hilarion