Irina () (?-990), was a Grand Princess of Kiev by marriage to Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 980–1015).Войтович Л. В. Князівські династії Східної Європи (кінець IX — початок XVI ст.): склад, суспільна і політична роль. — Львів: Інститут українознавства ім. І. Крип'якевича, 2000 Having been a Greek nun, she was captured by Vladimir's father, Grand Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich of Kiev, during a campaign in Bulgaria and presented by him to his son Yaropolk Svyatoslavich as a concubine. After Vladimir killed Yaropolk, Vladimir impregnated Irina, and, though he was already married, he may have made her his wife by force.
Issue Sviatopolk the Accursed (born c. 979), possibly the surviving son of Yaropolk
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