Duchy of Belz
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The Duchy of Belz was a small medieval principality in Eastern Europe whose control shifted among regional powers such as Poland and neighboring Ruthenian states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Belz canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical principality
ⓘ
medieval duchy ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthenian principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthenian states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary duchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Belz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Red Ruthenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | vassal state of larger regional powers ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Old East Slavic
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
historical region of Red Ruthenia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Belz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Christian cultural sphere
ⓘ
Latin Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthenian lands NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Galicia ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kievan Rus' regional structures ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingClass |
Polish nobility
ⓘ
Ruthenian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | borderland between Poland and Ruthenian states ⓘ |
| successor | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryNowIn |
Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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