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Malusha Malkovna Lubechanka[1, 2]

Female Bef 944 - Abt 1002  (> 58 years)


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  • Name Malusha Malkovna Lubechanka 
    Nickname Малка Мауса Мауся Малфреда 
    Born Bef 944 
    Address:
    Любеч (Lyubech)
    Любеч (Lyubech), Черниговское Княжество (Present Chernihivskaya Oblast)
    Киевская Русь (Present Ukraine and Russia) 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation ключница - рабыня 
    Residence Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt 1002 
    Address:
    Киев (Kiev)
    Киев (Kiev), Земля Киевская (Present western Ukraine)
    Киевская Русь (Present Ukraine and Russia) 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} (the following input on 27Nov18, by Marvin Loyd Welborn, her 29th GGSon)
      I doubt that she came from Albuquerque, also; but Medlands says she came from QUOTE Mistress (2): MALUSHA [Malfred], daughter of MALK of Lyubech & his wife. UNQUOTE. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc198014251


      (Ben M. Angel notes: Malusha was never "Queen of Russia" or even "Grand Princess of Rus". She lost her position as housekeeper to Grand Princess Olga after becoming pregnant by her son, Svyatoslav, after which we have no idea what position as a servant she was placed. She was Grand Prince Vladimir's mother, but this afforded her no official position, even after Grand Princess Olga's death.)

      (Ben M. Angel further notes: There is absolutely no evidence given in any reliable source that indicates that Malusha came from Sweden, Bulgaria, or the red planet Mars. Please either provide verifiable primary sources or reliable analysis from primary sources for such assertions, or leave them to your personal family tree. Thank you.)

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      Matuscha ???, levde i år 959.

      Matuscha ??? hadde sammen med Storfyrste Svjatoslav I av Kiev. Født omkring 942. Død 972, sønnen:

      1. Storfyrste Vladimir den Hellige av Novgorod. Død 15.07.1015.

      Matuscha var husholderske hos Olga, mor til Svjatoslav, og var hans konkubine. 1)

      1). Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, se nr. 146. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 90.

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      From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Russia Rurikid (covering Sviatoslav, his wife, and concubines Esfir and Malusha):

      http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc198014251

      SVIATOSLAV, son of IGOR [Ingvar] of Kiev & his wife Olga --- ([935/40]-killed in battle [Mar/May] 972).

      The De administrando imperio names "Sphendosthlabus Ingor Russiæ principis filius"[45]. The Primary Chronicle names Svyatoslav as son of Olga[46]. His birth date is estimated on the assumption that he was a young adult when the De administrando imperio was compiled, before the death of Emperor Konstantinos VII in 959. According to the Primary Chronicle he "was but a child" in 946[47].

      At an early age, Sviatoslav´s father appears to have established him in the northern town of Gorodishche, which seems to indicate that a claim to the overlordship of the northern Scandinavian settlements. The place is called "Nemogardas" in the De administrando imperio[48], which could be a corruption of Novgorod.

      He succeeded his father as SVIATOSLAV I Grand Prince of Kiev, under the regency of his mother.

      Kiev was besieged by the Pechenegs in 962[49].

      Ruling alone by the mid-960s, Prince Sviatoslav launched a major attack against the Khazars in 965, using the Pechenegs as allies[50]. He conquered the entire middle Volga area and took control of the commercial centres of Sarkel and Ityl[51].

      Sviatoslav invaded the territory of the Bulgars along the Danube in 967, having been invited to do so by Emperor Nikephoros Phokas, and established a base at Pereiaslavets on the Danube delta[52]. It is not clear whether Pereiaslavets was the same place as Preslava, the Bulgarian capital, as Franklin & Shepherd appear to assume[53] or different, which appears to be the basis on which Fine writes[54].

      Faced with the perceived threat of invasion by Sviatoslav, Emperor Ioannes Tzimisces marched into Bulgaria, captured the capital, and negotiated Sviatoslav's withdrawal. During Sviatoslav's absence in Bulgaria, the Pechenegs raided as far as Kiev. Fine points out that according to the Primary Chronicle the Bulgarians summoned the Pechenegs to attack Kiev, without help from Byzantium[55].

      On Sviatoslav´s return journey to Kiev while crossing the Dnieper river in Spring 972, he was attacked and killed by the Pecheneg leader Kuria who reputedly made his skull into a ceremonial cup covered with gold[56]. This represents a curious echo of the report in Paulus Diaconus according to which the skull of Alboin King of the Lombards in Pannonia was allegedly made into a drinking cup after he was defeated and killed by Cunimund King of the Gepids in 567[57].

      m (before [960]) --- [of Hungary], daughter of [TORMAS Prince of Hungary & his wife ---].

      The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. She was known as PREDSLAVA in Russia. Europäische Stammtafeln[58] suggests that Predslava was the possible daughter of Tormas but the basis for this speculation is not known. Her marriage date is estimated from the estimated date of birth of her son.

      Mistress (1): ESFIR, daughter of ---. She is named as Sviatoslav´s mistress in Europäische Stammtafeln[59]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and relationship with Sviatoslav has not yet been identified.

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      Mistress (2): MALUSHA [Malfred], sister of DOBRINYA, daughter of MALK of Lyubech & his wife --- (-1002).

      The Primary Chronicle names Malusha, stewardess of Olga and sister of Dobrinya (naming their father Malk of Lyubech), as mother of Svyatoslav's son Vladimir[60].

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      Grand Prince Sviatoslav & his wife had one child:

      1. IAROPOLK Sviatoslavich ([960]-murdered Kiev [980]).

      He succeeded his father in 972 as IAROPOLK I Grand Prince of Kiev. The Primary Chronicle records that, after he was attacked in Kiev by his half-brother Vladimir, Iaropolk fled to Rodnia near Pecheneg territory. He was murdered when he returned to Kiev to try to negotiate with Vladimir[62].

      m (972) ---. The Primary Chronicle records that Yaropolk had a Greek wife who had been a nun, brought home by his father[64]. She was the mistress of her husband´s brother VLADIMIR I "Velikiy/the Great" Grand Prince of Kiev. The Primary Chronicle records that Vladimir, later Grand Prince of Kiev, had intercourse with his brother's [Yaropolk's] wife "a Greek woman"[65].

      Grand Prince Sviatoslav had one illegitimate child by Mistress (1) Esfir:

      2. OLEG Sviatoslavich (-killed [976/77], bur Vruchiy).

      His father designated him in 972 as ruler in Dereva[67]. After a dispute with his brother Iaropolk over hunting rights, the latter attacked and defeated Oleg, who was pushed from the bridge leading into Ovruch, and later buried at Vruchiy[68].

      Grand Prince Sviatoslav had one illegitimate child by Mistress (2) Malusha:

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      3. VLADIMIR Sviatoslavich ([960]-Berestov 15 Jul 1015).

      The Primary Chronicle names Yaropolk, Oleg and Vladimir as grandsons of Olga[70]. The Primary Chronicle names Malusha, stewardess of Olga and sister of Dobrinya (naming their father Malk of Lyubech), as mother of Svyatoslav's son Vladimir[71].

      He succeeded in [980] as VLADIMIR I "Velikiy/the Great" Grand Prince of Kiev.

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      References:

      [45] Constantini Porphyrogeniti De Administrando Imperio, 9, p. 74.

      [46] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 948-955, p. 84.

      [47] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 946, p. 80.

      [48] Constantini Porphyrogeniti De Administrando Imperio, 9, p. 74.

      [49] Horváth, András Pálóczi (1989) Pechenegs, Cumans, Iasians: Steppe peoples in medieval Hungary (Corvina), p. 16.

      [50] Horváth (1989), p. 16.

      [51] Chirovsky (1973), pp. 75-6, and Fine, J. V. A. (1991) The Early Medieval Balkans, A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century (Ann Arbour, University of Michigan Press), p. 139.

      [52] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 967, pp. 84-5, and Franklin & Shepard (1998), pp. 143, 146-47.

      [53] Franklin & Shepard (1998), pp. 143, 146-47.

      [54] Fine (1991), p. 182-83.

      [55] Fine (1991), p. 183.

      [56] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 972, p. 90.

      [57] Pauli Historia Langobardorum I.27, MGH SS rer Lang I, p. 69.

      [58] ES II 128 and 153.

      [59] ES II 128 and 153.

      [60] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 970, p. 87.

      [62] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 978-980, pp. 91-2.

      [64] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 970, p. 87.

      [65] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 978-980, p. 93.

      [67] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 970, p. 87.

      [68] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 976/977, p. 91.

      [70] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 968, p. 85.

      [71] Russian Primary Chronicle (1973), 970, p. 87.

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      From the Russian Wikipedia page on Malusha:

      http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0








































































      In English:

      Malusha Lyubechanka (also Malka, Mausa, Mausya, Malfreda) was born near 940-944. She was a housekeeper slave of the Grand Princess Olga, and concubine of her son, Grand Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich. She was also the sister of Dobrynya Nikhich, and mother of St. Vladimir, Grand Prince of Russia.

      Since no reliable data about her origin exists, and because her son was one of the most famous Russian princes, Malusha's relationships (perhaps in order to establish a reputation for Vladimir regarding his ancestral roots through his female lineage) were the subject of a lot of hypotheses, some of which are very far-fetched and fantastic.

      Biography

      Malusha's very low social status provided the basis of insult for her son Vladimir: when in 979 Vladimir courted Rogneda, daughter of Prince Rogvolod of Polotsk, she replied "I do not want a robichich." This reply greatly offended the sister of Dobrynya, who was declared a slave. After his nephew's victory over Rogvolod, he was documented as having advised his nephew "to be with her (Rogneda) in front of her father and mother."

      The brother of Malusha, Dobrynya, who became a leader, perhaps too began his career at the princely court in a slave position (a steward), at least partly based on legend.

      According to later sources from the 16th century, Nikon and the Ustyug Chronicle, Vladimir Svyatoslavich was born in the village of Budutine near Pskov (possibly present Budnik), where the angry Olga dismissed her pregnant Malusha. This village belonged to Olga (or Malusha) and after her death, it was bequeathed to the Church of the Virgin.

      The exact year of birth of Vladimir is unknown. His father Svyatoslav was born in 942, the eldest son of Vladimir, Vyacheslav, was born in 977, so historians deduce the year of birth to be 960, give or take a few years.

      Novikov quoted in his publication in 1791 "While being Olga's maid housekeeper, Svyatoslav took Mausa to his bed and there conceived at his parents' place his son, Vladimir." (From the detailed history of Russian sovereigns" Ancient Russian Bibliographies)

      In the Hypatian Chronicle, Malusha, instead of being called housekeeper is named "milostnitsi." Olga regarded her as a razdatchitsey caretaker (according to Sreznevsky, this word generally means "favorite"). There is an assumption by Prozorovsky that since she was a favorite caretaker (a position occupied only by Christians), Malusha violating the commandment "Thou shall not commit adultery" with Svyatoslav greatly angered Olga.

      On the destiny of Malusha, the Chronicle does not report, as the infant Vladimir was taken to Kiev where he remained under the care of Princess Olga. His education was likely provided by his maternal uncle Dobrynya, as in Russia it was customary to entrust members senior in the family to education of heirs. Then in 970 Dobrynya (with what was likely a 10-year-old nephew) was sent to the Principality of Novgorod; that is, he acted as regent for the young Prince.

      In the 16th century, Herberstein in his Notes on Muscovy, he tells of Dobrynia: "The rulers upon the death of the mother of Svyatoslav were such that the lands would be divided amongst her grandsons: Yaropolk (Leropolchus) would receive Kiev, Oleg would receive Drevlyane, and Vladimir would receive Novgorod the great. Vladimir was sought as sovereign in Novgorod upon the advice of a certain woman named Dobrynya (Dobrina). Dobrynya and Malusha were two daughters of a Novgorod citizen named Kalufcha the Small (Calufcza parvus, or Caluwtza der khlain); Malusha, being in the service (in gynaecio) of Olga, she conceived and bore for Svyatoslav, Vladimir."

      It is questionable, however; in the Saga of Yomsvikings, which described the end of the tenth century, the words draw the following picture of his possible age:

      "At the time reigned in Gardariki a king named Vladimir. he had a wife named Alogia, intelligent and kind, although a pagan, and with a mother who was an old woman who could hardly stand from her chair, by with Pythoness sagacity. In a large annual festival, she reached the seats in Gridnitsa, wher the king sat with his company, and she would predict what would be in the coming year. Once she was introduced to such a meeting and said: "I do not see this year: no wars, no disasters for your country, but I see a great event - there in the north of Norway will be born a prince which will be brought here to Russia and made a great emperor. Your land will be the defender and the peacemaker, and glorify your name in the prime of life, and his kingdom will shine bright lights, many nations of Nordic countries will find him useful, but he will not for long reign. Rather, he will carry me."

      Alternatives

      Father of Malusha "Malke Lyubchanin"

      In the Tale of Bygone years, the following is said of the origin of Malusha:

      Volodymer was from Malusha, Olga's housekeeper, the same who was the sister of Dobrinja, and whose father of them both was Malak Lyubechanen.

      -The Chronicle, quoted by Karpov in "St Vladimir" 1997, p. 13.

      In this regard, historians have tried to identify Malka Lyubechanina. The following hypotheses have been made about her origin.

      Prozorovsky in 1864 believed her to be the daughter of the Prince of Drevlyane Mala, who led a revolt in which Prince Igor was killed. This severely angered Princess Olga. Traces of Mala were lost after 945, and it is probable that he did not escape the revenge of the princess. But according to Prozorvsky, he was taken captive. The epithet for the father of Malushin Lyubchanin, he explained, was that Olga, after organizing a pogrom in Drevlyane, put him in Ljubech, and his respective children were taken into slavery as prisoners. In addition, scientists believe that the "princess" was not a concubine, but rather a lawful wife of Svyatoslav. This alternative is based on the recognition of Vladimir by olga as par with the legitimate sons of Svyatoslav, as well as the inviolability of Dobrinja in Novgorod, and his successful career and universal respect, which according to scientists, are evidence of his aristocratic status and "legitimate" family connections through his sister. This alternative had been forgotten and once again revived in 1971 in the article "The Drevlyane origin of Prince vladimir," published in the Ukrainian Historical Journal, later in "Following Dobrynya".

      Shakhmatov believes that her father was Mstisha-Lyut Sveneldich, whose name he believes evolved into Malke. Sveneld was probably a prince and a distinguished man who was captured. His descendants included Dobrynya, Vyshata, and Jan Vyshatich, as written in the Primary Chronicle about a century after the death of Igor on information about their ancestors (Sveneld, Mstisha-Lyut, Dobrynya, Kosnyatine, Ostromir) coming from oral family traditions. Shakhmatov also demonstrated by analyzing the compound name what happened to the imposition of Lyuta Sveneldich on Mstislav Vladimirovich Lyuty, Prince of Tmutarakan, who lived a half-century later. Malke himself, in this viewpoint, was "mutated" by the epics to a character named "Nikita Zaleshanin." In the dictionary under the editorship of Yoannina in the article where Dobrynya appaered the suggestion "son of Malka Lyubechanin, Msishi-Lyuta (or Mstislav) Sveneldich.

      Grushevsky reacted negatively to both findings.

      Currently, the Shakhmatova hypothesis has been refuted. It is based on the Chronicle, and Jan Dlugosh did not come down to our time through the Russian Chronicles. His name as Prince of Drevlyane reads "Miskin," and Shakhmatov decided that it was a derivative of Mistinya and then brought them closer to Mistisha (Mstislav). However, in the original, the Dlugosh name read as Nishkina (Polish Niszkina), which makes the construction of Shakhmatov all wrong. It also makes identification of Mistishi and Lyuta Sveneldichey unlikely. The most thorough critique is given in the wors of historians Solovyov and Poppe.

      The hypothesis of Prozorovsky that Malak Lyubechanin as Prince of Drevlyane to prince Malu, is also rejected by many historians (e.g., Rybakov, Poppe, Karpov). However, this hypothesis remains quite popular and prevalent in today's published genealogical compilations.

      The name "Malusha"

      Dahl's Dictionary predictably produces the word Malusha from the adjective for small. The female form of the name Mal. Such "spoken" names were not uncommon in Pagan Russia. It could mean that Malusha was the youngest daughter in the family, or that she was simply small in stature.

      According to Shakhmatov, Malusha is a Slavanization of Malfred. A certain Malfreda is mentioned among the dead members of the princely family before 1000 without specifying who. Tatischev considers it another "Chekhini" wife of Vladimir the Saint (perhaps she was the mother of Svyatoslav Vladimirovich). Sometimes historians identify her with Malusha.

      Both Tatischev and Ilovaisky conclude that Malfred is contrary to Scandinavian modifications on behalf of Malusha (or on behalf of the Prince's mother).

      Notes:

      4. In the year 6478 (970), Svetoslav planted Yaropolk in Kiev and Oleg at the Drevlyane. At the time, he came to Novgorod which asked for a prince. "If you do not give one to us, then we shall extract from ourselves a prince." Svyatoslav said unto them: "And who would you have?" They refused Yaropolk and Oleg. But Dobrynya said: "Ask for Vladimir. Vladimir came from Malusha, Olga's housekeeper. Malusha also had a sister named Dobrynya, the father of whom was Malke Lyubechanin, and whom Dobrynya counted as an uncle to Vladimir. So Novgorod said to Svyatoslav: "Give us Vladmir." He answered to them "Then that's who it will be for you." And Vladimir was taken in to Novgorod, and with him went Dobrynya, his uncle, to Novgorod, and Svyatoslav was given the Pereyaslavets.

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      Malusha (Ukrainska och Ryska: Малуша) var en hushållerska och älskarinna av Svjatoslav I av Kiev. Enligt Slaviska krönikor var hon mor till Vladimir den store och syster Dobrynya. Den Nordiska gudasagan beskriva Vladimir mor som en profetissa som levde till en ålder av 100 och kom från hennes grotta till palatset för att förutsäga framtiden.

      Eftersom krönikor är tysta om ämnet Malusha stamtavla, utarbetade 19.-talets ryska historiker olika teorier för att förklara hennes föräldrar och namn. En arkeolog Dmitry Prozorovsky trodde att Malusha var dotter till MalEn Drevlyan ledare. En framstående krönika forskare och lingvist Alexei Shakhmatov anses Malusha vara dotter Mstisha Sveneldovich, son till en Kiev voyevoda Sveneld. Han trodde att namnet Malusha var en slavinized version av Scandinavian namn Malfried. En annan rysk historiker Dmitry Ilovaisky kom till en motsatt slutsats att det slaviska namnet Malusha förvandlades till en skandinavisk Malfried. Ukrainska historiker Mykhailo Hrushevsky kritiserade båda dessa versioner.

      Den Nestorskrönikan poster som en viss Malfried dog 1000. Denna post följer det att Rognedadöd. Sedan Rogneda var Vladimirs hustru, historiker antar att Malfried var en annan nära släkting till den regerande fursten, helst hans hustru eller mor.

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      Malusha

      Hushållerska.

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      Familj med Svjatoslav I av Kiev (942 - 972)

      Barn:

      Vladimir I 'den helige' av Kiev (960 - 1015)

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      Noteringar

      Sonen Vladimir var resultatet av en lös förbindelse mellan fursten och hans moders hushållerska, Malusha eller Malmfrid, och räknades därför inte som fullvärdig.

      Källa: Vikingar i österled s.47, Mats G. Larsson

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      From the English Wikipedia page on Malusha:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malusha

      Malusha (Ukrainian and Russian: Малуша) historically is known as a housekeeper (kholopka) for Olga of Kiev and a concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.

      Royal origin

      As the chronicles are silent on the subject of Malusha's pedigree, 19th-century Russian historians devised various theories to explain her parentage and name. An archaeologist Dmitry Prozorovsky believed that Malusha was the daughter of Mal, a Drevlyan leader.

      A prominent chronicle researcher and linguist Alexei Shakhmatov considered Malusha to be the daughter of Mstisha Sveneldovich, son of a Kievan voyevoda Sveneld. He believed that the name Malusha was a slavinized version of a Scandinavian name Malfried. Another Russian historian Dmitry Ilovaisky came to an opposite conclusion that the Slavic name Malusha was turned into a Scandinavian Malfried. Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky criticized both of these versions.

      The Primary Chronicle records that a certain Malfried died in 1000. This record follows that of Rogneda's death. Since Rogneda was Vladimir's wife, historians assume that Malfried was another close relative of the ruling prince, preferably his wife or mother.

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      Unknown source:

      Malusha (Russian: Малуша) was a housekeeper and concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.

      As the chronicles are silent on the subject of Malusha's pedigree, 19th-century Russian historians devised various theories to explain her parentage and name. An archaeologist Dmitry Prozorovsky believed that Malusha was the daughter of Mal, a Drevlyan leader. A prominent chronicle researcher and linguist Alexei Shakhmatov considered Malusha to be the daughter of Mstisha Sveneldovich, son of a Kievan voyevoda Sveneld. He believed that the name Malusha was a slavinized version of a Scandinavian name Malfried. Another Russian historian Dmitry Ilovaisky came to an opposite conclusion that the Slavic name Malusha was turned into a Scandinavian Malfried. Historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky criticized both of these versions.

      The Primary Chronicle records that a certain Malfried died in 1000. This record follows that of Rogneda's death. Since Rogneda was Vladimir's wife, historians assume that Malfried was another close relative of the ruling prince, preferably his wife or mother.

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      Matuscha [Malysha] var husholderske hos Olga, mor til Svyatoslav, og hans konkubine.

      Tekst: Tore Nygaard

      Kilder:

      Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, se nr. 146. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 90.
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      Malusha/Malfrida (Old Ruthenian: Малушa, Old Norse: Málfríðr) historically is known as a servant (kholopka) for Olga of Kyiv and wife of Sviatoslav I of Kyiv. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future. Malusha monuments in Korosten, Ukraine, with her young son Vladimir.

      As the chronicles are silent on the subject of Malusha's pedigree, 19th-century Ukrainian historians devised various theories to explain her parentage and name.

      Alexei Shakhmatov considered Malusha to be the daughter of Mstisha Sveneldovich, son of Sveneld, a Varangian warlord. He believed that the name Malusha was a slavinized version of a Scandinavian name Malfried. In this case, Malusha was of Norse origin. The Primary Chronicle records that a certain Malfried died in 1000. This record follows that of Rogneda's death. Since Rogneda was Vladimir's wife, historians assume that Malfried was another close relative of the ruling prince, preferably his wife or mother.

      The anti-Normanist historian Dmitry Ilovaisky managed to draw an opposite conclusion: that the Slavic name Malusha was turned into a Scandinavian Malfried. This claim received no wider support. Dmitry Prozorovsky believed that Malusha was the daughter of Mal, a Drevlyan leader. The same one that wanted to marry Olga of Kyiv after she became a widow.

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      Малу́ша (за деякими даними, Мальфрід, за іншими — Малка; бл. 942/947 — 1000) — неофіційна дружина Святослава Ігоровича, мати Великого князя Київського Володимира Святославича, сестра Добрині. Дочка Марка Любечанина. Ключниця княгині Ольги.

      Свідченням її відносно низького соціального статусу була заява, виказана її сину Володимиру під час його сватання до Рогніди, коли та відповіла: «Не хочу роззути Володимира як робичича». Що значить «робичич» — невідомо; традиційно тлумачать це слово як «син рабині»; однак, терміну «раб» у давньоукраїнській мові не було, натомість було три стани залежних людей: рядовичі, закупи і холопи, і до жодного із цих станів Малка не належала. Можливо Рогніда просто не хотіла йти заміж за сина наложниці, і в такий спосіб відмовляла Володимиру. Натомість княгиня Ольга підозріло позитивно ставиться до «однієї з тисяч наложниць Святослава», коли під час заворушень у Києві відправляє вагітну невістку на свою ба́тьківщину.

      Свідчення, що саме Малуша була матір'ю Володимира, знаходимо у пізніх джерелах XVI ст. — Никонівському та Устюзькому літописах, які стверджують, що Володимир народився у селі Будятин (Будутин) (в тексті «Будятина вісь», котре належала Ользі), куди Ольга відправила вагітну Малушу. Російський імперський історик Татіщєв вигадав, що село Будятино розташовується під Псковом. Однак, традиційно до російської історичної науки, не навів жодних доказів.

      За найновішими дослідженнями, князь Володимир народився на Волині, у с. Будятичах (на околиці сучасного Нововолинська) під Володимиром на Волині, недалеко від Зимненського Святогорського монастиря. Підтвердження цієї думки знаходять зокрема й у місцевих Будятицьких повір'ях, пов'язаних зі святим джерелом та чудотворною іконою Пресвятої Богородиці. Складові сюжетної лінії Будятицьких оповідей прямо кореспондуються з Корсунською легендою, у якій висвітлено події Володимирового хрещення.

      В Іпатіївському літописі знаходимо інформацію, що Малуша була улюбленицею («милостницею») княгині Ольги. Літопис свідчить також, що маленького Володимира, привезеного до Києва, виховував рідний дядько — Добриня; він же разом із сестрою Малушею та своїм юним племінником-вихованцем відправився у 969 р. до Новгорода Великого допомагати тому князювати.

      На думку деяких істориків (зокрема, М. Грушевського), Малуша була дочкою древлянського князя Мала, про це писав, ще в 1864 році Дмитро Прозоровський у статті «О родстве св. Владимира по матери». На думку дослідника, син рабині-наложниці, яких у князя було сотні, не міг претендувати на батьківський престол. Однак княгиня Ольга виховувала сина Малуші разом з двома законними спадкоємцями князя Святослава, а потім вже сам батько наділив усіх трьох синів — Ярополка, Олега і Володимира — удільними землями. Однак, деревлянське походження Малки викликає сумнів, оскільки прикметник Никитич при імені її рідного брата Добрині говорить, що його батька було звати не Малк. А, можливо, малк — це статус деревлянського князя, що означав «вождь», «князь».

      І. Мицько вважає, що батько Малуші та Добрині Малк Любчанин походив не з Любеча на Чернігівщині, а з чеського граду Лібіце (Liubuz, Liubycz, Lubsc) чи Маліна (звідки й ім'я — Мал чи Малк), другого за значенням граду в князівстві Славниковичів. До Києва Мал міг потрапити з місією Адальберта 961—962 років, яка прибула до Києва від Оттона І на запрошення княгині Ольги. Єпископ Адальберт їхав на Русь через Лібіце, де конфірмував Славнікового сина Войтеха-Адальберта — майбутнього Празького єпископа та святого мученика. Після невдалого завершення місії Малуша та Добриня залишилися при дворі княгині Ольги.

      11 вересня 2010 року було відкрито пам'ятник Малуші в місті Коростень Житомирської області, на якому зображена Малуша, дочка Мала князя древлянського разом із сином Володимиром.

      Ім'я Малуша означає зі давньоруської мови «маленька, невеличка», тобто невисокого зросту. Ім'я було надане дівчині в дитинстві, й не означає, що, вирісши, вона була невисока. Відповідно до іншої точки зору, ім'я Малуша — це давньоруська адаптація скандинавського Málfríð. Іще є думка, що Малка означає дочка Малка.

      Парні образи Малуші та її сина Володимира (у хрещенні — Василя) представлені в святочних фольклорних фігурах Маланки (Меланки, Миланки) і Василя. У церковному календарі день св. Меланії завершує річний коло, день св. Василя його починає. Ця календарна обставина зблизило в народній уяві преподобну Меланію і святого Василія Великого, перетворивши їх у стійку фольклорну пару. В українських народній пісенній творчості зимового циклу збереглися не тільки згадки про реальних історичних персонажів (Малушу та Володимира), а й цілий ряд деталей, які відображають правові норми Хст. і характеризують тодішній побут.
    • Malusha
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=9ca8bbb4-4b1d-43ad-adb2-f7bb5659c460&tid=10145763&pid=-350889681
    • _P_CCINFO 1-20792
      Original individual @P2442110478@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@) merged with @P2447683507@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@)
    • Svjatoslavs frille.
    • Ancestral File Number: B6DP-T6
    • Data From Lynn Jeffrey Bernhard, 2445 W 450 South #4, Springville UT 84663-4950
      email - bernhardengineer@netscape.net
    • Malusha (Ukrainian and Russian: ??????) was a housekeeper and concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.

      As the chronicles are silent on the subject of Malusha's pedigree, 19th-century Russian historians devised various theories to explain her parentage and name. An archaeologist Dmitry Prozorovsky believed that Malusha was the daughter of Mal, a Drevlyan leader. A prominent chronicle researcher and linguist Alexei Shakhmatov considered Malusha to be the daughter of Mstisha Sveneldovich, son of a Kievan voyevoda Sveneld. He believed that the name Malusha was a slavinized version of a Scandinavian name Malfried. Another Russian historian Dmitry Ilovaisky came to an opposite conclusion that the Slavic name Malusha was turned into a Scandinavian Malfried. Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky criticized both of these versions.

      The Primary Chronicle records that a certain Malfried died in 1000. This record follows that of Rogneda's death. Since Rogneda was Vladimir's wife, historians assume that Malfried was another close relative of the ruling prince, preferably his wife or mother.
    • 221809081. Tjenerinne Matuscha N.NSON was a Tjenerinne.(13024)
    • aka Malusja (Malmfrid Malfreda Debrima) MALSDOTTER av LUBECH; (Malusha Maloucha); DREVYLANID
    • !BIRTH: "Royal Ancestors" by Michel Call - Based on Call Family Pedigrees FHL
      film 844805 & 844806, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Copy of
      "Royal Ancestors" owned by Lynn Bernhard, Orem, UT.

      Data From Lynn Jeffrey Bernhard, 2445 W 450 South #4, Springville UT 84663-4950
      email - bernhardengineer@netscape.net
    • --Other Fields

      Ref Number: 1378
    • SOURCE NOTES:
      http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/edw3chrt.html
    • RESEARCH NOTES:
      Servant girl
    • Hushållerska hos St Olga.
    • _P_CCINFO 2-2438
    • She was the Key-Barer for Queen Olga.
    • She was the Key-Barer for Queen Olga.
    • Data From Lynn Jeffrey Bernhard, 2445 W 450 South #4, Springville UT 84663-4950
      email - bernhardengineer@netscape.net
    • Other sources name a Malusha as the mother of Vladimir. All women mentioned, except Rogneda, are known only by their nationality: "Czech woman", "Bulgarian woman", etc. and thus it is not provable who Validimir's mother was.

      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2000-05/0959464088
    • Malusha
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=9ca8bbb4-4b1d-43ad-adb2-f7bb5659c460&tid=10145763&pid=-350889681
    • Levde 959.
      Matuscha var husholderske hos Olga, mor til Svjatoslavs, og hans konkubine.
    • Weis, p. 205
    • Name Suffix: Of Lubech "the Slav"
    • Name Suffix: Of Lubech "the Slav"
    • Matuscha [Malysha] var husholderske hos Olga, mor til Svyatoslav, og hans konkubine.
    • Malusha
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Malusha (Ukrainian and Russian: ??????) was a housekeeper and concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.

      As the chronicles are silent on the subject of Malusha's pedigree, 19th-century Russian historians devised various theories to explain her parentage and name. An archaeologist Dmitry Prozorovsky believed that Malusha was the daughter of Mal, a Drevlyan leader. A prominent chronicle researcher and linguist Alexei Shakhmatov considered Malusha to be the daughter of Mstisha Sveneldovich, son of a Kievan voyevoda Sveneld. He believed that the name Malusha was a slavinized version of a Scandinavian name Malfried. Another Russian historian Dmitry Ilovaisky came to an opposite conclusion that the Slavic name Malusha was turned into a Scandinavian Malfried. Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky criticized both of these versions.

      The Primary Chronicle records that a certain Malfried died in 1000. This record follows that of Rogneda's death. Since Rogneda was Vladimir's wife, historians assume that Malfried was another close relative of the ruling prince, preferably his wife or mother.
    • [1558] WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Washington Ahnentafel) # 34883433, or Malfreda

      DUDLE.GED Malushka

      or Malusha

      EDWARD3.DOC Malusha of LUBECH b 944
    • "Vladimir was born by Malusha, the housekeeper of Olga, she was sister of Dobrynya, their father was Malk of Lubech, and Dobrynya was Vladimir's maternal uncle". This passage from "Tale of bygone years" (aka Nestor's
      chronicle) contains all what is known about Vladimir's mother and her ancestry. Everything else is speculation.
    • #Générale##Générale#La.filiation avec ses parents reste à vérifier.
      ou DE BULGARIE ?
    • #Générale##Générale#alias des DREVLIENS.
      Servante d'Olga, mère de son concubin.
    Person ID I6000000010821867444  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2020 

    Father Malk of Lyubech, prince of the Drevlians,   b. 918,   d. Between 948 and 1009  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Unknown,   b. Abt 908 
    Married 943 
    Family ID F6000000002125674824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Prince Sviatoslav Igorevich Rurikid, Rurikid,   b. 943,   d. 26 Mar 972  (Age 29 years) 
    Married Abt 965  Kiyev, Ukraine, USSR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. prince Vladimir I Svyatoslavich Rurikid, I,   b. Abt 957, Будутино Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1015  (Age ~ 58 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000009161289357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart