Principality of Kiev

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)
Inner Principality of Kiev
Киевское кънѧжьство (
Old East Slavic
)
1132–1471
    
Left: Coin issued by Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich of Kiev (1388–1392)
Right: Coin of unknown prince with Saint Michael motif, the common figure of various Kievan coins
Semen Olelkovich
1471
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kievan Rus'
Kiev Voivodeship (Lithuania)

The inner Principality of Kiev (

Kiev.[1]

The principality was formed during the process of political fragmentation of the

Kiev
), thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the inner Principality of Kiev. It existed as a polity until the middle of the 14th century.

Territory

The inner Principality of Kiev occupied land areas on both banks of the

to the west.

History

Kiev

The region of the Kievan Rus' fragmented in the early 12th century and several semi-autonomous successor states arose. Kiev remained the core of the country and was the centre of spiritual life with the office of the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.

Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states were de facto independent and so led to the emergence of the Principality of Kiev as a separate state.

The importance of the Kievan Principality began to decline. In the years 1150–1180 many of its cities such as

Galicia-Volhynia resulted in the transition of the political and cultural centre of Rus' as well as the migration of citizens to cities like Vladimir and Halych
.

The

Mongol invasion of Rus' left the Principality of Kiev in a severely ruined state. Following the invasion, it was now under the formal suzerainty of the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Alexander Nevsky, who in turn was a vassal to the Mongols. After the Battle of Irpen in 1321, Kiev was the object of desire for the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, and it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1362. The Principality formally existed as a distinct entity until 1471, when it was converted into the Kiev Voivodeship

Rulers

Princes of Kiev

Grand Princes

After the Mongol invasion of Rus'

Principality did not have its own ruler and was ruled by viceroys (voivodes).

Olgovichi, Prince of Putivl

The principality was ruled by princes of

Olgovichi
.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The principality was ruled by princes of

Olelkovichi
.

References

  1. ^ "Kyiv principality". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

Sources