Leo I of Galicia
Leo I | |
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Romanovichi | |
Father | Daniel of Galicia |
Mother | Anna Mstyslavna Smolenska |
Leo I of Galicia (
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 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and invaded Poland. His attempt to capture Kraków in 1280 ended in failure. That same year, however, Leo defeated the Kingdom of Hungary and temporarily annexed part of Carpathian Ruthenia, including the town of Mukachevo. 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).