Abstract
Marriages of the Mazovian Piasts with Princesses of Ruthenian Lineage in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
Highlights
The Mazovian dukes married Ruthenian princesses four times: these were the marriages of Conrad I with Agaphia, daughter of Sviatoslav Igorevich; Boleslaus I with Anastasia, the daughter of the former Prince of Belsk, Alexander Vsevolodovich; Siemovit I and Pereyaslava; and the one between Troyden and Mary, daughter of George I, Prince of Halych
The marriages of Boleslaus I with Anastasia and Siemovit I with Pereyaslava, contracted almost simultaneously, secured the eastern borders of the Duchy of Mazovia and provided Daniel of Halych with a strong Polish ally who could be engaged in the military coalition against Yotvingian tribes
Polish dukes from the Mazovian branch of the Piast dynasty married Ruthenian princesses relatively rarely: this happened just four times in twenty five of their marriages, which represents 16%
Summary
The Mazovian dukes married Ruthenian princesses four times: these were the marriages of Conrad I with Agaphia, daughter of Sviatoslav Igorevich; Boleslaus I with Anastasia, the daughter of the former Prince of Belsk, Alexander Vsevolodovich; Siemovit I and Pereyaslava; and the one between Troyden and Mary, daughter of George I, Prince of Halych. The marriages of Boleslaus I with Anastasia and Siemovit I with Pereyaslava, contracted almost simultaneously, secured the eastern borders of the Duchy of Mazovia and provided Daniel of Halych with a strong Polish ally who could be engaged in the military coalition against Yotvingian tribes.
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