Leo I of Galicia

Leo I
Romanovichi
Father	Daniel of Galicia
Mother	Anna Mstyslavna Smolenska

Leo I of Galicia (

, 1271–1301).

He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife, Anna Mstislavna Smolenskaia (daughter of Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold). As his father, Lev was a member of the senior branch of Vladimir II Monomakh descendants.^{[citation needed]}

Reign

Leo (also known as Lev) moved his father's

.

In 1279, Leo allied himself with King

. At the time of Leo's death in 1301, the state of Galicia-Volhynia was at the height of its power.

Marriage and children

Lev I married Constance of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. They had three children:

• Yuri I of Halych–Volhynia
  (24 April 1252/1257 – 18 March 1308).
• Svyatoslava Lvovna of Halych–Volhynia (died 1302), a nun
• Anastasia Lvovna of Halych–Volhynia (died 12 March 1335), who married Siemowit of Dobrzyń.

See also

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

External links

• Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Danylo's family". Genealogy.EU.
• Lev Danylovych at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 3 (1993).

Leo I of Galicia Romanovichi Born: c. 1228 Died: c. 1301
Regnal titles
Preceded by Yaroslav of Tver	Grand Prince of Kiev 1271–1301	Succeeded by Ivan of Siveria
Preceded by Daniel of Galicia	King of Galicia and Volhynia 1269–1301	Succeeded by George I of Galicia
Preceded by Vsevolod III of Belz	Prince of Belz 1245–1269
Preceded by Daniel of Galicia	Prince of Halych and Peremyshl 1264–1301