In the Russian chronicles, no information about the prince’s daughters has been preserved. All information is collected from foreign sources, such as the Icelandic sagas or the multi-volume “History of Poland” by Jan Długosz (XV century). Therefore, the names of Yaroslav’s daughters – Anastasia, Elizabeth and Anna – can be considered rather arbitrary.
Anastasia Yaroslavna
(ок. 1023—1074/1094)
In 1060, Andras was defeated by his brother Bela, and soon after he died, and Anastasia with her children was forced to flee to the German king Henry IV. A few years later, Anastasia was able to take advantage of the situation and, with the help of the German king, returned the throne to her son.
Elizabeth Yaroslavna
(1025 — 1066/1067)
In the winter of 1043/1044, she married Harald, who long and stubbornly sought her hand from Yaroslav the Wise. In 1046, Harald became king of Norway, he and Elizabeth moved to his kingdom. She gave birth to her husband two daughters – Maria and Ingegerd, who later married the Danish king Olaf Sveinsson and became the Queen of Denmark.
Anna Yaroslavna
(1032/1036 — 1075/1089)
The 17th-century historian Francois de Mesere wrote that Henry I of France “received fame about the charms of the princess, namely Anna, daughter of George (the name of Yaroslav in baptism) , king of Russia, now Muscovy, and he was fascinated by the story of her accomplishments. ” Anna gave birth to four children, including the future king of France, Philip I. She was known in France as Anna Russkaya or Anna Kievskaya.
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