Anne of Kiev

Anne of Kiev
Queen consort of the Franks
Tenure19 May 1051 – 4 August 1060
Coronation19 May 1051
Regent of France
Regency1060–1066
MonarchPhilip I
Co-regentBaldwin V of Flanders
Bornc. 1030
Died5 September c.1075
SpousesHenry I of France
Ralph IV of Valois
Issue
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Philip I of France
Hugh I of Vermandois
DynastyRurik
FatherYaroslav the Wise
MotherIngegerd Olofsdotter
Signature
Inscription of Anne's name in a charter of 1063

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.