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Euphemia of Kiev | |
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Born |
Kiev,
Kievan Rus' (now Ukraine) |
Died | 4 April 1139 Kiev |
Spouse | Coloman, King of Hungary (divorced) |
Issue | Boris |
House | Monomakhovichi |
Father | Vladimir II Monomakh |
Mother | Unknown (Vladimir's second wife) |
Evfimiya Vladimirovna ( Ukrainian: Євфимія Володимирівна, Russian: Евфимия Владимировна), known as Euphemia of Kiev ( fl. 1112–died 4 April 1138) was Queen Consort of Hungary by marriage to Coloman, King of Hungary. [1] [2]
Euphemia was the daughter of Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh of Kiev and his second wife, whose name and ancestry are unknown. [3] She was married to King Coloman of Hungary around 1112, when she was noted as being a teenager. [4] [2] However, her husband, who had been suffering from a serious disease, caught her in adultery and immediately sent her back to Kiev. [5] [6] Euphemia gave birth to her son, Boris (1113 – 1155–1156), in her father's court, but the son was never recognised by King Coloman. [7] Afterwards, she lived in a monastery near Kiev till her death, maintaining high status and respect despite the circumstances of her reputation. [2] She was buried in the Church of the Holy Savior in Berestovo (which is within present-day Kiev). [2]