Grand Duke Svyatopolk KIEV
- Married: Abt 15 Jul 1015
- Died: 1019, Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
 Other names for Svyatopolk were KIEV Grand Duke, "The Damned" and Sviatopolk.
General Notes:
"The Damned" Grand Duke of KIEV Reigned 1015-1019.
BOOKS
The New Columbia Encyclopedia, 1975, p3022, Yaroslav: "...[Yaroslav] became Grand Duke of Kiev after defeating his older brother Sviatopolk, who succeeded Vladimir I..."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Vol VIII, p720, Rurik Dynasty: [Vladimir's] succession pattern was generally followed through the reigns of Svyatopolk (1015-1019), Yaroslav the Wise (1019-1054)...
"...Also Svyatopolk "The Damned"..."
Vol X, p803, Yaroslav the Wise: "...Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019, when he defeated a murderous elder brother with Novgorodian and Viking support..."
Marriage Information:
Svyatopolk married Princess POLAND, daughter of King Boleslaw Chrobry POLAND, I and Princess Emnilde WESTERN SLAVS, about 15 Jul 1015. (Princess POLAND was born about 998 in Poznan, Poznanskiego, Poland and died about 14 Aug 1018.)
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