Riurik, Grand Prince of Kiev, a Viking from Sweden, first ruler of Moscow. Held fief in Jutland, ruled in Novogorod to 860, recognized as the founder of the Russian prince dynasty. 50 page 243
Swedish Vikings reached Kiev, Russia, establishing river settlements on the way, major settlement at Novgorod, Rurik became first ruler, later called Moscow. Kiev Vikings called themselves Varangians and set up first Russian state, would rule until Mongol invasions led by Gengis Khan in the 1200's.
Appears at: http://gw.geneanet.org/index.php3?b=kellypetit&lang=en;p=rurik;n=halvdansson with notes roughly translated as "Match in Novgorod at 862-79. Stranger mother and housewife."
There is a debate over how Rurik came to control Ladoga and Novgorod. The only information about him is contained in the 12th-century Russian Primary Chronicle, which states that Chuds, Slavs, Merias, Veses and Krivichs "…drove the Varangians back beyond the sea, refused to pay them tribute, and set out to govern themselves". Afterwards the tribes started fighting each other and decided to invite Rurik to reestablish order.
Rurik remained in power until his death in 879. His successors (the Rurik Dynasty), however, moved the capital to Kiev and founded the state of Kievan Rus, which persisted until 1240, the time of Mongol invasion. A number of extant princely families are patrilineally descended from Rurik, although the last Rurikid to rule Russia, Vasily IV, died in 1612.
There is a large 9th-century funerary barrow in Novgorod Oblast, reminiscent of the regal kurgans of Yngling kings. Intricately defended against looting, it remains to be excavated. The local inhabitants refer to it as Rurik's Grave.
Even though Rurik was probably legendary, there is a controversy about his ethnic origins in Eastern Europe.
According to the Primary Chronicle Rurik was one of the Rus, a Varangian tribe likened by the chronicler to Danes, Swedes, English and Gotlanders (Goths) and usually identified with the Varangians of Roslagen. See Rus' (people) for detailed discussion of the Rus' provenance.
In the 20th century, archaeologists partly corroborated the chronicle's version of events. It was discovered that the settlement of Ladoga, whose foundation has been ascribed to Rurik, was actually established in the mid-9th century. Earthenware, household utensils, and types of buildings from the period of Rurik's foundation correspond to Scandinavian patterns.
Rurik and his brothers arrive to Ladoga.Some Slavic historians speculate that the account of Rurik's invitation was borrowed from a hypothetical Norse saga, although all sagas talk of expeditions into Gardariki and never of invitations.
For instance, the Primary Chronicle states that Rurik arrived to Slavic lands with two brothers, Sineus and Truvor, and sent them to rule the towns of Beloozero and Izborsk, respectively. Instead of connecting Sineus to Signjotr and Truvor to Torvald, they suggest that the chronicler read a hypothetical saga and misinterpreted the Norse words 'sine hus' (with house) and 'tru voring' (with loyal guard) as the names of Rurik's brothers: Sineus and Truvor. If so, this may very well be a Varangian expression carried down and misinterpreted by the Chronicler, but some Slav historians assert this to be a misinterpretation from an unknown saga.
There is another theory that Rurik, on account of common intermarriages between Varangians and Slav women, was both Slav and Scandinavian. This theory is based on the information of the first modern historian of Russia, Vasily Tatishchev (a Rurikid himself), who claimed that Rurik was of Wendish extraction. Those who assume good faith on Tatishchev's part speculate that he based the theory on a lost chronicle.
Some historians claim that there are folklore roots of the for legend and consequently dismiss Rurik as a legendary figure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurik
George appears on the passenger list of The Elizabeth, 1636, roll #22, Gave age as 19, gave oath at Hawkhurst, Kent
Declared able to bear arms in Scituate June 1643
Declared freeman of Marshfield 1658
Declared freeman of Scituate 1644
Declared freeman of Scituate 1689
George Russell. Born in 1595 in Hawkhurst, Kent, Eng. George died on 26 May 1694 in Hingham, MA.36 Occupation: miller. Source: 19
George came on the Elizabeth from London, 1636, aged 19, was of Hawkhurst, Kent, England, and settled in Hingham, where had a grant of five acres of land on South St., nearly opposite Thaxter's Bridge. Subsequently, about 1646, he removed to Scituate. He purchased from Isaac Stedman his farm and a sawmill at "the green bush." He lived on South Street, nearly opposite Thaxter's bridge. The house stood ten rods south of the dam. He operated the mill at Greenbush until 1656, when he sold half his itnerest in it to John Stockbridge, and built the gristmill now [1936] standing there in company with Stockbridge. In 1665 he sold his half of the mill to Charles Stockbridge, and returned to Hingham, were he lived for the rest of his life on Main Street, South Hingham. Sources: 19 13 22
On 14 Feb 1639/40 George second married Jane [James], in Hingham, MA., Born ca 1606. Jane died on 22 Feb 1688/9 in Hingham, MA. Sources: 17 (Not Davenport?)
The family has been traced back to Sigurd Hring Turstain, the King of Sweden in 735, William Bertrand at the Battle of Hastings. George came from Hawkhurst, Kent, settled in Hingham, MA then moved to Scitutate in 1646. 55
Family tree on ancestry.com who lists a daughter Patience
I have a picture of her gravestone, thanks to the research of Doug Clair.
King of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy.
Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entering Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.
However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.
King of (Upper or Transjurane) Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death.
Rudolph belonged to the elder Welf family and was the son of Conrad, Count of Auxerre, from whom he inherited the lay abbacy of St Maurice en Valais, making him the most powerful magnate in Upper Burgundy - present-day western Switzerland and the Franche Comté.
After the deposition and death of Charles the Fat, the nobles and leading clergy of Upper Burgundy met at St Maurice and elected Rudolph as king. Apparently on the basis of this election, Rudolph claimed the whole of Lotharingia, taking much of modern Lorraine and Alsace - but his claim was contested by Arnulf of Carinthia, the new king of East Francia or Germany, who rapidly forced Rudolph to abandon Lotharingia in return for recognition as king of Burgundy. However, hostilities between Rudolph and Arnulf seem to have continued intermittently until 894.
Rudolph's relationships with his other neighbours were friendlier. His sister Adelaide married Richard the Justiciar, duke of Burgundy (the present day Burgundy, part of west Francia), and his daughter, another Adelaide, married Louis the Blind of Provence (Lower Burgundy).
Rudolph was succeeded as king of Burgundy by his son, Rudolph II.
This Rudolph is frequently confused with his nephew Rudolph of France, who was the second duke of Burgundy and ninth king of France.
Richeza of Poland (c.1140-June 16, 1185), was the daughter of King Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland, and Agnes of Babenberg. She accompanied her father into exile in 1146. Her name is also spelled Ryksa, Rixa, and Richilda.
She married King Alfonso VII of Castile in 1152. Their only child, Infanta Sancha of Castile, was born 1155. In Spain she was known as "Queen Ricca".
When Alphonso died in 1157, Richeza remarried to Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, in 1162. Their daughter was Douce (died 1172). Ramond Berengar died in 1166, and she remarried once more to Count Raymond V of Toulouse.
Her daughter, Sancha of Castille, married King Alfonso II of Aragon in 1174. Sancha's daughter, Eleanor married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse in 1202.