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Rogneda of Polotsk

966 - 1002

Rogneda of Polotsk

Rogneda or Rogned (Church Slavonic: Рогънѣдь, romanized: Rogŭnědĭ; Christian name: Anastasia; c. 960 – c. 1000), also known as Ragnhild (Ragnheiðr), is a person mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as having been a princess of Polotsk, the daughter of Rogvolod (Ragnvald), who came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polotsk in the mid-10th century. Vladimir the Great is narrated as having killed her father and taking her as one of his wives. In a closely related, but separate story in the Suzdalian Chronicle, the daughter of Rogvolod of Polotsk is called Gorislava, and Vladimir rapes her in front of her parents before killing her father and taking her as a wife, after which Gorislava attempts to kill Vladimir in revenge. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rogneda of Polotsk is the 360th most popular companion (down from 324th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Belarus and the 2nd most popular Belarusian Companion.

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Among companions, Rogneda of Polotsk ranks 360 out of 784. Before her are Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Mary of Modena, Mercedes of Orléans, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Anne Hyde. After her are Galeria Valeria, Mary Todd Lincoln, Barbara Blomberg, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Nur Jahan, and Maria of Antioch.

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Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
1876 - 1961
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 354
Mary of Modena
1658 - 1718
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 355
Mercedes of Orléans
1860 - 1878
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 356
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1837 - 1859
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 357
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
1688 - 1765
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 358
Anne Hyde
1637 - 1671
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 359
Rogneda of Polotsk
966 - 1002
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 360
Galeria Valeria
300 - 315
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 361
Mary Todd Lincoln
1818 - 1882
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 362
Barbara Blomberg
1527 - 1597
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 363
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
1511 - 1571
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 364
Nur Jahan
1577 - 1645
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 365
Maria of Antioch
1145 - 1182
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 366

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Among people born in 966, Rogneda of Polotsk ranks 3. Before her are Sei Shōnagon, and Bjarni Herjólfsson. After her is Fujiwara no Michinaga. Among people deceased in 1002, Rogneda of Polotsk ranks 4. Before her are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Almanzor, and Hrotsvitha. After her is Henry I, Duke of Burgundy.