Ties of kinship: genealogy and dynastic marriage in Kyivan Rusʹ

Synopsis

The Warp And Weft Of Political And Social Relationships Among The Medieval Elite Were Formed By Marriages Made Between Royal Families. Ties Of Kinship Establishes A New Standard For Tracking The Dynastic Marriages Of The Ruling Family Of Rus´—the Descendants Of Volodimer (volodimeroviči). Utilizing A Modern Scholarly Approach And A Broad Range Of Primary Sources From Inside And Outside Rus´, Christian Raffensperger Has Created A Fully Realized Picture Of The Volodimeroviči From The Tenth Through The Twelfth Centuries And The First Comprehensive, Scholarly Treatment Of The Subject In English. Alongside More Than Twenty-two Genealogical Charts With Accompanying Bibliographic Information, This Work Presents An Analysis Of The Volodimeroviči Dynastic Marriages With Modern Interpretations And Historical Contextualization That Highlights The Importance Of Rus´ In A Medieval European Framework. This Study Will Be Used By Slavists, Byzantinists, And West European Medievalists As The New Baseline For Research On The Volodimeroviči And Their Complex Web Of Relationships With The World Beyond.-- Part One -- Marriages: Prelude -- Marriages: Generation One -- Marriages: Generation Two -- Marriages: Generation Three -- Marriages: Generation Four -- Marriages: Generation Five -- Marriages: Postscript -- Part Two -- Table 1: Volodimer Svjatoslavič -- Table 2: Izjaslav Volodimerič -- Table 3: Jaroslav Mudryj Volodimerič -- Table 4: Volodimer Jaroslavič -- Table 5: Izjaslav Jaroslavič -- Table 6: Svjatoslav Jaroslavič -- Table 7: Vsevolod Jaroslavič -- Table 8: Igorʹ Jaroslavič -- Table 9: Svjatopolk Izjaslavič -- Table 10: Oleg Svjatoslavič -- Table 11: Davyd Svjatoslavič -- Table 12: Volodimer Monomax Vsevolodič -- Table 13: Mʹstislav Harald Volodimerič -- Table 14: Jurij Dolgorukij Volodimerič -- Table 15: Scandinavian Dynastic Marriages -- Table 16: Western European Dynastic Marriages -- Table 17: Polish Dynastic Marriages -- Table 18: Hungarian Dynastic Marriages -- Table 19: German Dynastic Marriages -- Table 20: Byzantine Dynastic Marriages -- Table 21: Polovcian Dynastic Marriages -- Table 22: Bohemian Dynastic Marriages. Christian Raffensperger. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 383-397) And Index.