Editing Anne of Kiev (section)

==Childhood==
[[File:Córki Jarosława.jpeg|thumb|left|Art historian [[Victor Lazarev]] presumed that the left-most figure on this fresco at [[Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv]], represented Anne. According to historian [[Robert-Henri Bautier]], it depicts one of her brothers.]]

Anne was a daughter of [[Yaroslav the Wise]], [[Grand Prince of Kiev]] and [[Prince of Novgorod]], and his second wife [[Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden]]. Her exact birthdate is unknown; [[Philippe Delorme]] has suggested 1027,<ref name=":1" /> while Andrew Gregorovich has proposed 1032, citing a mention in a Kievan [[chronicle]] of the birth of a daughter to Yaroslav in that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gregorovich |first=Andrew |date=2011 |title=Anna Yaroslavna: Queen of France and princess of Ukraine Anne de Kiev with a bibliography |access-date=2025-05-10 |publisher=Basilian Press Forum}}</ref>

Anne's exact place in the birth order of her siblings is unknown, although she was almost certainly the youngest daughter. Little is known about Anne's childhood or education. It is assumed that she was literate, at least enough to write her name, because her signature in [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] exists on a document from 1061.<ref name=":1" /> Delorme has pointed out that Yaroslav founded a number of schools in his kingdom and suggests that education was highly valued in his family, leading him to propose a significant level of education for Anne.<ref name=":1" /> Gregorovich has suggested that Anne learned [[French language|French]] in preparation for her marriage to King [[Henry I of France]].<ref name=":2" />