Yaroslav I the Wise
d. 1054
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Yaroslav the Wise was Grand Prince of Kiev at the height of its power, codified the first written law of the Rus, built the cathedral of Saint Sophia there, and married his daughters into half the royal houses of Europe. One of them, Anne, became Queen of France, and it is through her that Kiev enters this family.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (web-confirmed 25 Jul 2026; Wikipedia/standard Rurikid pedigree): YAROSLAV I 'THE WISE', GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV and Prince of Novgorod (c.978-1054); great lawgiver of Kievan Rus (the Russkaya Pravda), builder of St Sophia in Kiev, whose daughters married into the thrones of France (our Anne), Norway and Hungary - 'the father-in-law of Europe'. Son of Vladimir the Great by Rogneda of Polotsk. Father of Anne of Kiev (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 25 Jul 2026.