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Rogneda of Polotsk

c. 960 – c. 1000 · 10th century · Also known as Rogneda Rogvolodovna

Rogneda of Polotsk was the daughter of Rogvolod, ruler of Polotsk. According to the Primary Chronicle, Vladimir of Novgorod, later Vladimir the Great, took Polotsk around 978, killed her father and brothers and forced her to marry him. She bore him several sons, including Iziaslav, ancestor of the princes of Polotsk, and is traditionally named as the mother of Yaroslav the Wise. She later became a nun.

Rogneda of Polotsk
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Principality of Polotsk

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rogneda of Polotsk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rogneda-of-polotsk
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