The Most Famous
COMPANIONS from Ukraine
This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 784 Companions, 6 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 20th most number of Companions behind Montenegro, and Poland.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Companions of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Anne of Kiev (1025 - 1075)
With an HPI of 68.58, Anne of Kiev is the most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 44 different languages on wikipedia.
Anne of Kiev or Anna Yaroslavna (c. 1030 – 1075) was a princess of Kievan Rus who became Queen of France in 1051 upon marrying King Henry I. She ruled the kingdom as regent during the minority of their son Philip I from Henry's death in 1060 until her controversial marriage to Count Ralph IV of Valois. Anne founded the Abbey of St. Vincent at Senlis.
2. Kunigunda of Halych (1245 - 1285)
With an HPI of 60.66, Kunigunda of Halych is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Kunigunda Rostislavna (c. 1245 – 9 September 1285; Czech: Kunhuta Uherská or Kunhuta Haličská) was Queen consort of Bohemia and its regent from 1278 until her death. She was a member of the House of Chernigov, and a daughter of Rostislav Mikhailovich.
3. Catherine Dolgorukov (1847 - 1922)
With an HPI of 60.43, Catherine Dolgorukov is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Princess Catherine Dolgorukova (Russian: Екатери́на Миха́йловна Долгору́кова, romanized: Yekaterína Mikháyilovna Dolgorúkova; 14 November [O.S. 2 November] 1847 – 15 February 1922) was a Russian aristocrat and the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and his wife, Vera Vishnevskaya. Catherine was a long-time mistress of Tsar Alexander II and later, as his morganatic wife, was given the title of Princess Yurievskaya (Russian: Светлейшая княгиня Юрьевская). Alexander and Catherine already had three children when they formed a morganatic marriage on 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1880, after the death of the Emperor's wife, Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, on 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1880. A fourth child had died in infancy. Catherine became a widow with the assassination of Alexander II on 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 by members of Narodnaya Volya.
4. Natalia Sedova (1882 - 1962)
With an HPI of 58.59, Natalia Sedova is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Natalia Ivanovna Sedova (Russian: Ната́лья Ива́новна Седо́ва, IPA: [nɐˈtalʲjə ɪˈvanəvnə sʲɪˈdovə]; 5 April 1882 – 23 January 1962) was a Russian revolutionary and author known as the second wife of Leon Trotsky. She wrote on cultural matters pertaining to Marxism.
5. Euphemia of Kiev (1100 - 1139)
With an HPI of 54.96, Euphemia of Kiev is the 5th most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
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. Euphemia was the daughter of Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh of Kiev and his second wife, whose name and ancestry are unknown. She was married to King Coloman of Hungary around 1112, when she was noted as being a teenager. However, her husband, who had been suffering from a serious disease, caught her in adultery and immediately sent her back to Kiev. Euphemia gave birth to her son, Boris (1113 – 1155–1156), in her father's court, but the son was never recognised by King Coloman. Afterwards, she lived in a monastery near Kiev till her death, maintaining high status and respect despite the circumstances of her reputation. She was buried in the Church of the Holy Savior in Berestovo (which is within present-day Kiev).
6. Euphrosyne of Kiev (1130 - 1186)
With an HPI of 54.58, Euphrosyne of Kiev is the 6th most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Euphrosyne of Kiev (also Euphrosine of Novgorod; Hungarian: Eufrozina; c. 1130 – c. 1193) was Queen consort of Hungary by marriage to King Géza II of Hungary.
7. Ingeborg of Kiev (1100 - 1137)
With an HPI of 53.24, Ingeborg of Kiev is the 7th most famous Ukrainian Companion. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Ingeborg Mstislavna of Kiev (fl. 1137) was a Ruthenian princess, married to the Danish prince Canute Lavard of Jutland. She was the daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden and was in about 1117 married to Canute in a marriage arranged by her maternal aunt, the Danish queen Margaret Fredkulla. In 1130, she tried to prevent Canute from going to the gathering where he was to be murdered, but without success. She gave birth to their son, Valdemar I of Denmark, in January 1131, after her husband's death. In 1137, she refused to support the suggestion of Christiern Svendsen to proclaim her son monarch after the death of her late husband's half-brother Erik Emune. Ingeborg is not mentioned after this, and the date of her birth and death are unknown.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Ukrainian companions born between 1025 and 1882. Of these 7, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Ukrainian companions include Anne of Kiev, Kunigunda of Halych, and Catherine Dolgorukov. As of April 2024, 1 new Ukrainian companions have been added to Pantheon including Euphemia of Kiev.
Deceased Ukrainian Companions
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Anne of Kiev
1025 - 1075
HPI: 68.58
Kunigunda of Halych
1245 - 1285
HPI: 60.66
Catherine Dolgorukov
1847 - 1922
HPI: 60.43
Natalia Sedova
1882 - 1962
HPI: 58.59
Euphemia of Kiev
1100 - 1139
HPI: 54.96
Euphrosyne of Kiev
1130 - 1186
HPI: 54.58
Ingeborg of Kiev
1100 - 1137
HPI: 53.24
