England, Gytha Of b. 1053 d. May 7, 1107 English and Russian Royalty. Born Gytha Haraldsdóttir of Wessex, the eldest daughter of Harald II, King of England and Eadgyth Swanneshals. Upon the death of her father at the Battle of Hastings, Gytha fled with her aunt and grandmother to the island of Flatholme in the Bristol Channel. When her brothers failed in their attempt to regain their kingdom, they all retreated the court of their uncle, King Swein Estrodsson of Denmark. Her uncle contracted her marriage with Vladimir Monomakh, Prince...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine