Eupraxia of Kiev | |
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Holy Roman Empress Queen consort of Germany Queen consort of Italy and Burgundy | |
Tenure | 18 August 1089 – 31 December 1105 |
Coronation | 1089 |
Born | Eupraxia Vsevolodovna c. 1067 |
Died | 10 July 1109 Kievan Rus' | (aged 41–42)
Spouses | |
House | Volodimerovichi (by birth) Salian dynasty (by marriage) |
Father | Vsevolod I of Kiev |
Mother | Anna Polovetskaya |
Eupraxia Vsevolodovna of Kiev (c. 1067 – 10 July 1109[1]) (sometimes westernised as Praxedis; in Old East Slavic Еоупраксиа[2]) was a Holy Roman Empress consort. She was the daughter of Vsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev, and his wife Anna Polovetskaya, daughter of a Cuman khan. She married Henry IV of Germany in 1089 and took the name Adelaide (or Adelheid).[1]