Leo I of Galicia
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Lev I of Galicia
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Father | Daniel of Galicia |
Mother | Anna Mstyslavna Smolenska |
Leo I of Galicia (
grand prince of Kiev (Kyiv
, 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
Navahrudak
.
In 1279, Leo allied himself with King
Halych–Volhynia
. 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).