Vladimir of Novgorod
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Image:Cathedral of St. Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God in Novgorod, Russia.jpg Vladimir II Holti ("the Nimble") (1020 – October 4, 1052) reigned as prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death. He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I of Kiev by Ingigerd, daughter of king Olaf Skötkonung of Sweden. In 1043, he led the Russian armies against the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX. He predeceased his father by 2 years and was buried by him in St Sophia Cathedral he had built in Novgorod. His younger brothers Izyaslav I, Svyatoslav II and Vsevolod I all reigned in Kiev. His sons were landless princes, who tried to seize different towns until they finally settled in Halych. Vladimir's descendants ruled Halychina until 1199.
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Further reading
- Volkoff, Vladimir. Vladimir, the Russian Viking. Overlook Press, 1985.