Principality of Minsk
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Principality of Minsk Менскае княства ( Eastern Orthodox | |||||||||
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Prince | |||||||||
• 1101–1109 | Gleb Vseslavich | ||||||||
• 1146–1165 | Rostislav Glebovich | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1101 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1326 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus | ||||||||
The Principality of Minsk was an appanage principality of the Principality of Polotsk and centered on the city of Minsk (today in Belarus).[1] It existed from its founding in 1101 until it was nominally annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242, and then fell under de facto annexation in 1326.
Geography
The principality originally occupied territories around the
.History
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The area around Minsk was controlled by the Principality of Polotsk beginning from the 10th century. Following the death of Vseslav of Polotsk in 1101, Polotsk was divided into six smaller principalities each to be inherited by one of his six surviving sons. Vseslav's second born son, Gleb Vseslavich inherited the lands surrounding Minsk and started the Minsk branch of the princes of Polotsk.
Almost immediately following his father's death,
Following the death of
In the 13th century, the influence of
The city of Minsk oversaw periods of growth and prosperity during
In 1413, when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-87314-3. Retrieved 14 September 2018.