Mstislav I Vladimirovich Monomakh, also known as Mstislav the Great, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1125 until his death in 1132. After his death, the state began to quickly disintegrate into rival pri
Mstislav's enthronement in Novgorod depicted in the Radziwiłł Chronicle (15th century)
Portrait in the Tsarsky titulyarnik, 1672
St. Nicholas Cathedral, built by Mstislav I of Kiev near his palace at Yaroslav's Court, Novgorod, contains 12th-century frescoes depicting members of his family.
Christina Ingesdotter was a Swedish princess and a princess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, by marriage to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev.
Mstislav I of Kiev
…canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church and is commemorated on 15 April in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In 1095, Mstislav married Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. They had: Ingeborg of Kiev, married Canute Lavard of Jutland, and was mother to Valdemar I of Denmark…
16th century miniature of Christina on her deathbed (detail)
16th century miniature of Christina on her deathbed (top left) with husband Mstislav I next to her; also Death of Daniil Yureviski (top right); and March of courtesans and bishops (below)