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Olga of Kiev

890 - 969

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Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor. Even though it was her grandson Vladimir who adopted Christianity and made it the state religion, she was the first ruler to be baptized. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olga of Kiev is the 93rd most popular nobleman (down from 64th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Russia (down from 114th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Nobleman.

Olga of Kiev is most famous for being the first Christian ruler of Russia.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Olga of Kiev ranks 93 out of 1,415. Before her are Charles, Count of Valois, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Afonso de Albuquerque, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Herodias, and Joanna I of Naples. After her are Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Henrietta of England, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 890, Olga of Kiev ranks 2. Before her is Pope Anastasius III. After her are Marozia, Rudolph of France, Alfonso IV of León, Chernorizets Hrabar, Ulrich of Augsburg, Drahomíra, Christopher Lekapenos, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, and Mardavij. Among people deceased in 969, Olga of Kiev ranks 2. Before her is Nikephoros II Phokas. After her are Emperor Muzong of Liao, and Michael Krešimir II of Croatia.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Olga of Kiev ranks 119 out of 3,761. Before her are Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), Grigory Potemkin (1739), Anatoly Karpov (1951), Vladimir Komarov (1927), and Ivan VI of Russia (1740). After her are Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792), Mikhail Sholokhov (1905), Feodor III of Russia (1661), Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944), Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan (1797), and Mikhail Glinka (1804).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Russia

Among noblemen born in Russia, Olga of Kiev ranks 5. Before her are Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901), Alexander Nevsky (1220), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895), and Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904). After her are Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878), Dmitry Donskoy (1350), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853), Daniel of Moscow (1261), Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (1857), and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890).

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