Yuri I of Galicia

King of Ruthenia (1301–1308)
Yuri I of Galicia
King of Ruthenia / Regis Rusie
King's seal of Yuri I of Halych, "Domini Georgi Regis Rusie", "Domini Georgi Ducis Ladimerie"
King of Ruthenia
Reign1301–1308
PredecessorLeo I of Galicia
SuccessorAndrew and Leo II of Galicia
Bornc. 1252(7)
Diedc. 1308 (aged c. 56[1])
Spouse1st. Yaroslavna of Tver (died ca. 1286)
2nd. Euphemia of Kuyavia (daughter of Casimir I of Kuyavia)
3rd. Unknown
IssueMykhailo Yurylovich
Maria of Galicia
Andrew of Galicia
Leo II of Galicia
Anastasia of Halych
Dmytro Dedko (disputed)
HouseRomanovichi
FatherLeo I of Galicia
MotherConstance of Hungary

Yuri I of Galicia (Ukrainian: Ю́рій Льво́вич, romanized: Yurii Lvovych, 24 April 1252 (1257?) – 18 March 1308) was a King of Ruthenia, Prince of Volhynia (Latin: Regis Rusie, Princeps Ladimerie). His full title was Yuri I, King of Ruthenia, Grand Prince of Kyiv, Volodymyr, Halych, Lutsk, Dorohochyn.

Overview

In 1264-1301 he was a prince of the Duchy of Belz.

He was a son of Leo I of Galicia (also known as Lev Danylovych) and Constance of Hungary, a daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary.

He married three times. His first wife was Yaroslavna of Tver (died ca. 1286). His second wife was Euphemia of Kuyavia (died 18 March 1308), daughter of Casimir I of Kuyavia. His third wife is unknown.

Family

Sons

Daughters

Ancestry

Ancestors of Yuri I of Galicia
8. Roman the Great
4. Daniel of Galicia
9. Euphrosene Angelina
2. Leo I of Galicia
10. Mstislav Mstislavich
5. Anna of Toropets
11. Maria of Cuman
1. Yuri I of Galicia
12. Andrew II of Hungary
6. Béla IV of Hungary
13. Gertrude of Merania
3. Constance of Hungary
14. Theodore I Laskaris
7. Maria Laskarina
15. Anna Komnene Angelina

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) Bilynsky, Ukraine-Ruthenia

Further reading

  • Bilynsky, V. Ukraine-Ruthenia. Book I: Ancestral land. "Olena Teliha publishing". Kiev 2013. ISBN 9789663551098
Yuri I of Galicia
Born: c. 1252 Died: 18 March 1308
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Galicia-Volhynia
1301–1308
Succeeded by
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