Principality of Drutsk
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| Principality of Drutsk Князство Друцкое ( Polotsk Principality | |||||||
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| 1101–1565 | |||||||
 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Feudal monarchy | ||||||
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• Established | 1101 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1565 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus | ||||||
The Principality of Drutsk (Belarusian: Княства Друцкае) was a small appanage principality of the Polotsk principality and was centred in Drutsk.[1] It was located on a three way stick between Vitebsk, Minsk and Mogilev regions in modern Belarus.
The
Volodymyr Monomakh, but by 1150s it was returned to Principality of Minsk. Eventually Drutsk was entirely taken over by the Principality of Minsk in the second half of the 13th century and in early 14th century by another appanage duchy of Polotsk, Principality of Vitebsk
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It is believed that
Grand Duke of Lithuania, acquired the Principality by marriage to Maria of Vitebsk. The principality became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania where it existed as an autonomous principality until an administrative reform in 1565–1566, when it was included into the Orsha county of Vitebsk Voivodeship
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Princes of Drutsk
- 1151–1158: Gleb of Drutsk, son of prince Rostislav of Minsk
- 1101–1119: Vseslav of Kiev
- 1140–1146: Rogvolod II of Polotzk, son of Boris I
- 1146–1151: Gleb of Drutsk, son of Rogvolod II
- from 1163: Gleb of Drutsk, son of Rogvolod II
- 1161–1171: Rogvolod II of Polotzk (again)
- until 1196: Boris of Drutsk, son of Gleb
- about 1217: Vojtech of Drutsk, son of prince Boris II of Polotzk
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-87314-3. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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