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Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia

1199 CE – 1349 CE · capital Halych

The leading western Rus' state after the Mongol invasion, whose ruler Daniel was crowned King of Rus' and founded the city of Lviv.

Origins

In 1199 Roman Mstislavich of the Principality of Volhynia took Halych and united it with his own lands. After his death in battle in 1205 Galicia fell into decades of strife involving Hungary and Poland. His son Daniel won back both lands by 1238 and made the state one of the most powerful in Eastern Europe.

Rule and society

Daniel submitted to Batu Khan in 1245 but looked to the West for help, and in 1253 he was crowned King of Rus' by a papal legate at Dorohychyn. He founded Kholm and Lviv, which he named after his son Leo, and welcomed German, Armenian and Jewish settlers to the towns. Orthodox, Catholic and steppe influences met in its court.

Decline and legacy

The direct dynasty ended in 1323, and Yuri II Boleslaw, a Masovian Piast, was poisoned by boyars in 1340. Poland and Lithuania then divided the kingdom, with Casimir III taking Galicia by 1349 and the Duchy of Volhynia going to Lithuania.

Lineage

Principality of Galicia 1084 CE – 1199 CE Principality of Volhynia 1154 CE – 1199 CEKingdom of Galicia-VolhyniaDuchy of Volhynia 1340 CE – 1452 CE

Connections (3)

Principality of Belz was part of Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia1234 CE – 1340 CE
Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia paid tribute to Golden Horde1246 CE – 1349 CE
Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia was conquered by Kingdom of Poland (1025-1385)1349 CE

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