Izyaslav and Gertrude
The King and Queen of Rus' at the Nexus of Medieval Europe
Will be published approx. on 24. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-0-674-29155-3 (ISBN)
Description
Rus' is traditionally seen as part of Ukrainian or Russian history, and rarely part of medieval European history. This work focuses on two well-known Rusian rulers, King Izyaslav and Queen Gertrude, and situates them in a larger medieval context. Their story progresses from their dynastic marriage, as part of an agreement between the rulers of Rus' and Poland; to their rule in Rus', including the power that Gertrude and Rusian women were able to wield and their cultural contributions; to their travels in Europe during exile, including to Gertrude's family in Poland and the German Empire, as well as to the pope himself; and, finally, their ultimate fates and their impact on their descendants. Through Izyaslav and Gertrude, readers will see the Rusian royalty as not an eastern Other, but part of the broader complex of medieval European royalty.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-674-29155-3 (9780674291553)
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Christian Raffensperger is the Kenneth E. Wray Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of the History Department at Wittenberg University, and an Associate of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. He is the author of Reimagining Europe: Kievan Rus? in the Medieval World, 988-1146; Ties of Kinship: Genealogy and Dynastic Marriage in Kyivan Rus?; The Kingdom of Rus?; and Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe.