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Birth:          1036 of Kiev, Ukraine
Death:          1075 
Burial:         Abbaye Villiers

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d 1076/89
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Kiev
Anne of Kiev (born Kievan Rus', Ukrainian: ???? ?????????; c. 1030 – 1075), Anna 
Yaroslavna, Anna of Rus also called Agnes, was the queen consort of Henry I of 
France, and regent of France during the minority of her son, Philip I of France, from 
1060 until 1065.

Anne founded St. Vincent Abbey in Senlis.
Early life[edit]

Anne was born between 1024 and 1032. Her parents were Yaroslav the Wise, Grand 
Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, and Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, his second wife.
[1] There is not much information about her childhood, but she was evidently given a 
careful education, and could read and write (in the Cyrillic alphabet), which was rare 
even among royal princesses at the time.

In 1043–44, Anne was suggested to marry Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (already a 
widower), but the plan was never brought to fruition. After the death of his first wife, 
Matilda of Frisia, King Henry I searched the courts of Europe for a suitable bride, but 
could not locate a princess who was not related in blood by the papal laws against 
consanguinity.[2] In 1049, the King of France sent an embassy to distant Kiev, which 
returned with Anne (also called Agnes). Politically, there was not much gain as Kiev 
was too far away for any territorial gain for France, but the marriage was considered 
suitable in France because of the rank of Anne, because she was not related to Henry 
I, and because she came from a fertile family and had herself many siblings. But she 
did bring wealth to the match, including a jacinth which Suger later mounted in the 
reliquary of St Denis.[3]

Queen of France[edit]

Anne and Henry I were married at the cathedral of Reims on 19 May 1051.[4] 
Immediately after the ceremony, she was crowned queen of France, followed by weeks 
of celebrations. She became the first French queen to be crowned at Reims. Only one 
year after the marriage, Anne fulfilled her task by giving birth to an heir to the throne, 
the future Philip I. Anne is often credited with introducing the Greek name "Philip" to 
royal families of Western Europe, as she bestowed it on her first son; she might have 
imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos and hippos, meaning "loves horses") 
from her Eastern Orthodox culture.[5]

Anne came to play an important personal role as queen of France. As queen, it was 
her role to act as the manager of the royal court and household, supervise the 
upbringing of the royal children and act as the protector of churches as convents. But 
she also came to play a political role. Queen Anne could ride a horse, was 
knowledgeable in politics, and actively participated in governing France. She 
accompanied Henry I on his inspection travels around France, and she was appointed 
a member of the royal council. Many French documents bear her signature, written in 
old Slavic language ("??? ?????", that is, "Anna Regina", "Anna the Queen"). Pope 
Nicholas II, who was greatly surprised with Anne's great political abilities, wrote her a 
letter:


"Honorable lady, the fame of your virtues has reached our ears, and, with great joy, 
we hear that you are performing your royal duties at this very Christian state with 
commendable zeal and brilliant mind."

Henry I respected Anna so much that his many decrees bear the inscription "With the 
consent of my wife Anna" and "In the presence of Queen Anna". French historians 
point out that there are no other cases in the French history, when Royal decrees bear 
such inscriptions.

Regency[edit]

On 4 August 1060, Henry I died and was succeeded by her son Philip I, by that time 
eight years old. During his minority, Anne, as a member of the royal council, acted as 
Regent of France, with Count Baldwin V of Flanders as her co-regent in accordance 
with the will of Henry I. She was the first queen of France to serve as regent. Anne 
was a literate woman, rare for the time, but there was some opposition to her as regent 
on the grounds that her mastery of French was less than fluent. Her involvement in 
state affairs is evident: she accompanied Philip I in his inspection tours around 
France, as she did his father, and during the first year of her son's minor rule, she is 
mentioned in eleven state documents.

In 1061, the Regent Anne reportedly took a passionate fancy for Count Ralph IV of 
Valois, who repudiated his wife Eleanor de Montdidier for adultery in order to marry 
Anne in 1062. The traditional story describe how Ralph IV organized an abduction of 
Anne when she was hunting in the royal hunting grounds in Senlis and brought her to 
Crépy-en-Valois, where they were married. Accused of adultery, Ralph IV's wife 
Eleanor de Montdidier appealed to Pope Alexander II, who issued an investigation. 
The Pope's investigation resulted in the marriage between Anne and Ralph IV to be 
declared invalid and Ralph IV to be excommunicated in 1064. There is nothing to 
indicate that Anne was included in the excommunication. However, Anne's enemies 
among the courtiers seem to have successfully used the scandal to turn the king 
against her and her second spouse, and by the beginning of 1065, she was apparently 
no longer present at court. By this year, Philip I was thirteen, traditionally the age in 
which a king of France was considered to be able to rule without a regency 
government, and her rule would therefore have been ended by this year, if not before, 
regardless of her scandalous second marriage.

Later life[edit]

Anne founded the St. Vincent Abbey in Senlis between 1062 and 1069, as well as the 
Benedictine nunnery Saint-Rémi in the same town, likely to make her second marriage 
accepted. Apparently, she lived with Ralph IV despite his excommunication.

The young king Philip I forgave his mother, which was just as well, since he was to 
find himself in a very similar predicament in the 1090s. Anne is confirmed to have been 
present at court at least during the wedding of Philip I to Bertha of Holland in 1071.

Ralph IV died in September 1074, at which time Anne likely returned permanently to 
the French court. She died in 1075, was buried at Villiers Abbey, La Ferté-Alais, 
Essonne and her obits were celebrated on 5 September. All subsequent French kings 
were her progeny.

Children[edit]

With Henry I of France:
Philip I of France (23 May 1052 – 30 July 1108)
Robert (c. 1055 – c. 1060)
Emma (1055 – c. 1109)
Hugh I, Count of Vermandois (1057 – 18 October 1102)

Parents
WLADIMIROWWITSCH Jaroslaw (Jaroslav) (Yaroslav) I "the Wise" Mudry ( 980 - 20 Feb 1054)
OLAFSDOTTIR Ingegerd (Ingegreda) (1001 - 10 Feb 1050)

Siblings
YAROSLAVNA Anastasiya Agmunda (1022 - AFT 1074)
YAROSLAVICH Isjarlaw (Isiaslaw) Izyaslav I Dmitrij (1025 - 3 Oct 1078)
YAROLAVOVIC Vsevolod I (Wsewolod) (1030 - 13 Apr 1093)
YAROSLAVNA Anna Agnesa (1036 - 1075)

Marriage To ____ Henry I (4 May 1008 - 4 Aug 1060)
    m. 19 May 1051 Reims, France

Notes
her first his third

Parents
____ Robert II "the Pious" (27 Mar  972 - 20 Jul 1031)
OF ARLES, PROVENCE AND TOULOUSE Constance (ABT  975 - 28 Jul 1032)

Children by ____ Henry I 4 May 1008 - 4 Aug 1060
____ Philip (Philippe) I (BEF 23 May 1053 - 29 Jul 1108)
DE FRANCE Hugh Magnus "le Grand" (1057 - 18 Oct 1101)

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