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Princess Rogneda Rogvolodovna of Polotsk

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Princess Rogneda Rogvolodovna of Polotsk

Birth
Polotsk, Polotsk District, Vitebsk, Belarus
Death
1002 (aged 39–40)
Minskaja, Belarus
Burial
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Rogneda Rogvolodovna was a princess of Polotsk and one of the wives of Vladimir the Great. She was the daughter of Rogvolod (Ragnvald), who came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polotsk in the mid-10th century.
Rogneda Rogvolodovna was a princess of Polotsk and one of the wives of Vladimir the Great. She was the daughter of Rogvolod (Ragnvald), who came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polotsk in the mid-10th century.

Gravesite Details

In 1866, a richly decorated crypt was found near the village of Chernitsa. A. M. Sementovsky assumed that this was the burial place of Rogneda.



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