Anna Polovetskaya was the grand princess consort of Kiev during her marriage to Vsevolod I.
Occupation
hegumen
Born
1100
Died
October 7, 1111
Overview
Anna Polovetskaya (, , died 1111), was a Grand Princess consort of Kiev by marriage to Vsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev.
A daughter of a Cuman khan, she married Vsevolod I in 1068. In connection to the wedding, she converted from her original faith, Tengrism, to Christianity, and was given the name Anna.
When she was widowed in 1093, she stayed in Kiev.
In 1097 her stepson Volodymyr Monomakh besieged Sviatoslav Iziaslavych in Kiev. Anna, together with Nicholas, Metropolitian of Kiev and all Rus', were chosen to act as mediators. She managed to stop the siege and secure peace by addressing her stepson with the following words:
