Timeline Saturday 15 July 1015

Events on Saturday 15 July 1015 2

• 958 – 1015 Vladimir the Great (958-1015) Died 15 July 1015, aged 57 Vladimir I, Grand Prince of Kiev, died at his estate at Berestove near Kiev. He had ruled Kievan Rus since 980 and is remembered for adopting Christianity from Byzantium in 988, an event that shaped the religious and cultural trajectory of Rus for centuries. His death triggered a violent succession struggle among his sons.
• 1015 Sviatopolk seizes the throne of Kiev Succession crisis follows the death of Vladimir the Great Following the death of his father Vladimir the Great, Sviatopolk I moved quickly to seize the throne of Kiev and eliminate rival claimants among his half-brothers. His rule began a bloody succession war among Vladimir's sons that lasted several years. Sviatopolk became known to later chroniclers as "the Accursed" for his role in the killings that followed.