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Lev I of Galicia (Lev Danylovich), (born ca. 1228, died ca. 1301) became in turn Knyaz
Knyaz

Kniaz?, knyaz or knez is a slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a Royal family nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
 of Belz
Belz

Belz , a small town in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
 (1245 - 1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl
Przemysl

File:Przemysl - Panorama z Kopca Tatarskiego.jpgFile:Przemysl - Rynek.jpgPrzemysl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of 30.06.2008....
 and king of Halych
Halych

Halych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Galicia , of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv....
 (1264 - 1269) and King of Galicia-Volhynia (1293 - 1301).

Reign
Lev moved his father's capital from Halych to the newly-founded city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 of Lvov (Lviv
Lviv

Lviv is a major city in western Ukraine.It is regarded as one of the main Ukrainian culture. In 2001, it had 725,000 inhabitants, of whom 88 per cent were Ukrainians, 9 per cent Russians and 1 per cent Poles....
 in modern Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
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Lev I of Galicia (Lev Danylovich), (born ca. 1228, died ca. 1301) became in turn Knyaz
Knyaz

Kniaz?, knyaz or knez is a slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a Royal family nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
 of Belz
Belz

Belz , a small town in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
 (1245 - 1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl
Przemysl

File:Przemysl - Panorama z Kopca Tatarskiego.jpgFile:Przemysl - Rynek.jpgPrzemysl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of 30.06.2008....
 and king of Halych
Halych

Halych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Galicia , of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv....
 (1264 - 1269) and King of Galicia-Volhynia (1293 - 1301).

Family


He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife Anna of Novgorod. His maternal grandparents were Mstislav the Bold
Mstislav the Bold

File:???????? ???????????? ? ?????? ????????.jpgMstislav Mstislavich the Bold was one of the most popular and active princes of Kievan Rus' in the decades preceding Mongol invasion of Russia....
 and an unnamed daughter of Kotian, Khan of the Cumans
Cumans

Cumans were a nomadic Turkic peoples people who inhabited a shifting area north of the Black Sea known as Cumania along the Volga River. They eventually settled to the west of the Black Sea, influencing the politics of Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Moldavia, and Wallachia....
.

Reign


Lev moved his father's capital from Halych to the newly-founded city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 of Lvov (Lviv
Lviv

Lviv is a major city in western Ukraine.It is regarded as one of the main Ukrainian culture. In 2001, it had 725,000 inhabitants, of whom 88 per cent were Ukrainians, 9 per cent Russians and 1 per cent Poles....
 in modern Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
). This city was named after him by its founder, Lev's father King Daniel. In 1247 Lev married Constance, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV of Hungary

B?la IV...
. Unlike his father, who pursued a Western political course, Lev worked closely with the Mongols and together with them invaded Poland. However, although his troops plundered territory as far west as Racibórz, sending many captives and much booty back to Galicia, Lev did not ultimately gain much territory from Poland. Lev cultivated a particularly close alliance with the Tatar khan Nogai. Lev also attempted, unsuccessfully, to establish his family's rule over Lithuania. Soon after his brother Shvarno ascended to the Lithuanian throne in 1267, Lev organized the murder of Grand Duke of Lithuania Vaišvilkas
Vaišvilkas

Vai?elga or Vai?vilkas was the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . He was son of Mindaugas, the first and only King of Lithuania.Nothing is known about Vai?vilkas' youth as he entered historical sources only in 1254 when he made a treaty, in the name of his father King Mindaugas, with Daniel of Halych of Halych-Volhynia....
. Following his brother Shvarno's loss of the throne in 1269, Lev entered into conflict with the Lithuania. From 1274-1276 he fought a war with the new Lithuanian ruler Traidenis
Traidenis

Traidenis or Troyden was the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1270 till 1282. He is the second most prominent, after Mindaugas, Grand Duke of Lithuania in the 13th century....
 but was defeated, and Lithuania annexed the territory of Black Ruthenia with its city of Navahrudak. In 1279, Lev allied himself with king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and invaded Poland, although his attempt to capture Kraków
Kraków

Krak?w , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow , is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with a population of 756,336 in 2007 ....
 in 1280 ended in failure. That same year, however, Lev defeated Hungary and annexed part of Transcarpathia, including the city of Mukachevo. In 1292 he defeated Poland and added Lublin
Lublin

Lublin is the largest city in Poland east of the Vistula, and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355,954 . It is List of cities and towns in Poland....
 with surrounding areas to the territory of Galicia-Volhynia. At the time of Lev's death in 1301 the state of Galicia-Volhynia was at the height of its power.

Marriage and children


Leo I married Constance of Hungary. She was a daughter of Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV of Hungary

B?la IV...
 and Maria Laskarina
Maria Laskarina

Maria Laskarina was a daughter of Theodore I Laskaris and his first wife Anna Angelina....
. They had three children:

  • Yuri I of Galicia (24 April, 1252/1257 - 18 March, 1308).
  • Svyatoslava of Halych (d. 1302). A nun
  • Anastasia of Galicia (d. 12 March, 1335). Married Ziemowit of Masovia. Her husband was a son of Casimir I of Masovia and his third wife Euphrosyne of Opole
    Opole

    Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 129,553 and is the capital of the Opole Voivodeship, and also the seat of Opole County....
    .

See also

  • Danylo of Halych
  • List of rulers of Galicia and Volhynia
  • List of Ukrainian rulers
    List of Ukrainian rulers

    This list encompasses all rulers and leaders of Ukraine and Ukrainian territory. These rulers contributed to the development of the Ukrainian cultural and political identity....


External links

  • at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine