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Vseslav of Polotsk

1029 - 1101

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Vseslav Bryachislavich (c. 1029 – 24 April 1101; also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer) was Prince of Polotsk (1044–1101) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1068–1069). Together with Rostislav Vladimirovich and voivode Vyshata, he created a coalition against the Yaroslaviches' triumvirate. Polotsk's Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, completed in the mid-11th century, is one of the most enduring monuments from his reign and the oldest stone building in Belarus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vseslav of Polotsk is the 6,960th most popular politician (down from 6,450th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belarusian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vseslav of Polotsk ranks 6,960 out of 19,576Before him are Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Ilija Garašanin, Mithridates IV of Parthia, Ang Duong, Narai, and Piet de Jong. After him are Bjarni Benediktsson, Faustina, Hitoshi Ashida, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Han Seung-soo, and Cunipert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1029, Vseslav of Polotsk ranks 5Before him are Alp Arslan, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, and Al-Mustansir Billah. After him is Theodosius of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1101, Vseslav of Polotsk ranks 12Before him are John Skylitzes, Conrad II of Italy, Su Song, Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, and Emperor Daozong of Liao. After him are Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Urraca of Zamora, Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Vseslav of Polotsk ranks 49 out of 368Before him are Salomon Maimon (1754), Francysk Skaryna (1486), Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841), S. Ansky (1863), and Lucjan Żeligowski (1865). After him are Paul Baran (1926), Yevno Azef (1869), Ignacy Domeyko (1802), Fyodor Kuznetsov (1898), Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512), and Mikhail Borodin (1884).

Among POLITICIANS In Belarus

Among politicians born in Belarus, Vseslav of Polotsk ranks 18Before him are Mstislav I of Kiev (1076), Maria Kaczyńska (1942), Marek Edelman (1922), Nikolay Krestinsky (1883), Elena Glinskaya (1510), and Lucjan Żeligowski (1865). After him are Yevno Azef (1869), Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512), Lew Sapieha (1557), Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515), Alexander Orlov (1895), and Ivonka Survilla (1936).