Lev I of Galicia

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Lev I of Galicia was a 13th-century Ruthenian prince who expanded and strengthened the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, making Lviv his capital and a major political center in Eastern Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Lev I of Galicia canonical 4
Prince of Galicia 1
Prince of Galicia–Volhynia 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince of Galicia–Volhynia
Ruthenian prince
monarch
alliance Duchy of Kraków
surface form: Duchy of Kraków (temporary)

Golden Horde
Kingdom of Hungary
capitalEstablished Lwów
surface form: Lviv
child Yuri I of Galicia
conflict wars with Kingdom of Hungary
wars with Kingdom of Poland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
culture Ruthenian
dateOfBirth circa 1228
dateOfDeath circa 1301
era 13th century
father Daniel of Galicia
givenName Lev
house Romanovichi dynasty
madeCapitalOf Lwów
surface form: Lviv
mother Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod
surface form: Anna of Novgorod
nativeLanguage Old East Slavic
nobleFamily Romanovichi dynasty
notableFor diplomatic relations with neighboring Central European states
making Lviv a major political center in Eastern Europe
partOf Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikid dynasty
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
placeOfDeath Lwów
surface form: Lviv
positionHeld Grand Prince of Galicia–Volhynia
Prince of Belz
Prince of Galicia
Prince of Peremyshl
Prince of Volhynia
precededBy Daniel of Galicia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Lwów
surface form: Lviv
ruledFrom circa 1264
ruledUntil circa 1301
sexOrGender male
significantEvent expanded territory of Galicia–Volhynia
moved capital of Galicia–Volhynia to Lviv
strengthened political influence of Galicia–Volhynia in Eastern Europe
spouse Constance of Hungary
succeededBy Yuri I of Galicia
territorialExpansion Lublin region NERFINISHED
Zakarpattia Oblast
surface form: Transcarpathia

parts of Lesser Poland
title King of Ruthenia
Prince of Galicia–Volhynia

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Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia notableRuler Lev I of Galicia
this entity surface form: Yuri I of Galicia
Leo I of Galicia positionHeld Lev I of Galicia
this entity surface form: Prince of Galicia–Volhynia
Leo I of Galicia positionHeld Lev I of Galicia
this entity surface form: Prince of Volhynia
Daniel of Galicia title Lev I of Galicia
this entity surface form: Prince of Galicia
Daniel of Galicia successor Lev I of Galicia
Daniel of Galicia child Lev I of Galicia
Kingdom of Rus' notableRuler Lev I of Galicia