Children
Vsevolod and his first wife Anastasia (daughter of Constantine IX Monomachos) had only one known son:
- Vladimir II Monomakh (1053 – 19 May 1125).
- Anna Vsevolodovna (d. 3 November 1112). Abbess. Visited Constantinople in 1089.
Vsevolod and his second wife had five known children:
- Rostislav Vsevolodovich (1070 – 26 May 1093). Drowned while retreating from the Battle of the Stugna River.
- Eupraxia of Kiev (1071 – 20 July 1109). Married Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Catherine Vsevolovna (d. 11 August 1108). A nun. Her date of death is recorded in the Primary Chronicle.
- Maria Vsevolodovna (d. 1089).
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