Anna Polovetskaya
Anna Polovetskaya was the grand princess consort of Kiev during her marriage to Vsevolod I.
Life
A daughter of a Cuman khan, she married Vsevolod I in 1068. In connection to the wedding, she converted from her original faith, Tengrism, to Christianity, and was given the name Anna.When she was widowed in 1093, she stayed in Kiev.
In 1097, her stepson Vladimir Monomakh besieged Sviatoslav Iziaslavych in Kiev. Anna, together with Nicholas, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', were chosen to act as mediators. She managed to stop the siege and secure peace by addressing her stepson with the following words:
Children
- Rostislav Vsevolodovich. Drowned while retreating from the Battle of the Stugna River.
- Eupraxia, Holy Roman Empress. First married Henry the Long, Margrave of Nordarm, next in 1089 married Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, becoming a Holy Roman Empress.
- Catherine Vsevolovna. A nun. Her date of death is recorded in the Primary Chronicle.
- Maria Vsevolodovna.