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Elisiv of Kiev (Old Norse: Ellisif [ˈelːisiv]; Norwegian: Ellisif or Elisiv; Russian: Елизавета Ярославна; Ukrainian: Єлизавета Ярославна; 1025 – c. 1067) was a Princess of Kiev and Queen Consort of King Harald III of Norway.
Jan 2, 2020 · Harald’s marriage to his first wife, Elisiv of Kyiv, is the stuff legends are made of; a landless prince making his fortune in Byzantium before returning to claim his bride and winning a crown. And they lived happily ever after …. or not! Elisiv gave Harald 2 daughters, Ingegerd and Maria, but no sons.
Jan 18, 2024 · Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev (in Norwegian: Ellisif or Elisabeth), (1025 - ca 1067), was a Rus' Princess of Kiev and a Norwegian queen, wife and queen consort of king Harald III of Norway. Elisaveta was born to Prince Yaroslav I of Kiev and Princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden.
Dec 23, 2021 · Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev, known as Elisiv of Kiev, was Queen of Norway in the 1000s. She nearly became Queen of England, but we don't know too much about...
Dec 13, 2023 · In 1030, the Norwegian king, Olaf II, was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad. His younger half-brother (through his mother), Harald Sigurdsson, was wounded in the battle but survived. Within a year, Harald arrived at Yaroslav’s court in Kyiv. Around this time, Harald and Elisaveta probably met for the first time.
Ingegerd initiated the building of the Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev (foundation laid in 1037). She also initiated the construction of Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod (built between 1045 and 1050). Ingegerd was later declared a saint under the name of St. Anna in Novgorod and Kiev.
Elisiv of Kiev (1025-1067) was Queen Consort of Norway from 1045 to 1067 with King Harald Hardrada. Elisiv of Kiev was born in 1025, the daughter of Yaroslav the Wise of Kievan Rus and Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden.
Dec 9, 2022 · Harald reportedly had to flee Constantinople, because Empress Zoe of Byzantium did not want him to leave. In Kyiv again, the Norwegian this time won his Princess Ellisiv, as he had wished. Harald became king of Norway. Ellisiv from today's Ukraine became his queen.
Jan 9, 2023 · The Viking Age (c.793 - 1066 CE) in Norway is said to have ended with the felling of Harald Hardrada on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge. Yet his wife, Ellisiv, was said to be as much a force of nature as her more famous husband.
Eystein was betrothed to King Harald's daughter by Elisiv of Kiev, Maria and according to Heimskringla was "best beloved by the king of all the lendermen". Eystein was among those to accompany Harald in his invasion of England in 1066.
