Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia
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Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia (1323 – 1341) was wife to George II of Halych and sister to Leo II of Halych and Andrew of Halych, daughter of George I of Halych
. She assisted her husband king Boleslaus George II of Halych
in ruling Galicia
In 1323 her brother's Andrew of Galicia and Volynia and Lev II of Lutsk were killed, and she and her niece, Eufemia, Heiress of Volynia-Lutsk, inherited the lands. She was daughter of King George I of Galicia
(1252-1301-1308) and his second wife, Eufemia of Kujavia (d. 1308), and was married to Boleslaus George II of Halych
(d. 1341). Her grandfather, Leo of Halych, had been king of Galicia 1269-1301 and he moved his capital from Galich (Halicz) to the newly founded city of Lvov (Lwow, Lemberg). She lived (before -1293-1341)
George I of Halych
Yuri I of Galicia was prince of Belz and King of Galicia-Volhynia or King of Rus' ....
. She assisted her husband king Boleslaus George II of Halych
Boleslaus George II of Halych
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia was a ruler of the Polish Piast dynasty who reigned in the originally Ruthenian principality of Galicia...
in ruling Galicia
In 1323 her brother's Andrew of Galicia and Volynia and Lev II of Lutsk were killed, and she and her niece, Eufemia, Heiress of Volynia-Lutsk, inherited the lands. She was daughter of King George I of Galicia
George I of Halych
Yuri I of Galicia was prince of Belz and King of Galicia-Volhynia or King of Rus' ....
(1252-1301-1308) and his second wife, Eufemia of Kujavia (d. 1308), and was married to Boleslaus George II of Halych
Boleslaus George II of Halych
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia was a ruler of the Polish Piast dynasty who reigned in the originally Ruthenian principality of Galicia...
(d. 1341). Her grandfather, Leo of Halych, had been king of Galicia 1269-1301 and he moved his capital from Galich (Halicz) to the newly founded city of Lvov (Lwow, Lemberg). She lived (before -1293-1341)
See also
- List of rulers of Halych and Volhynia
- Boleslaus George II of HalychBoleslaus George II of HalychBolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia was a ruler of the Polish Piast dynasty who reigned in the originally Ruthenian principality of Galicia...
(Jurij II of Halych), her husband
External links
- Great history of Ukraine: Galician-Volhynian state (in UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
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