Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia

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former monarchy historical kingdom medieval East Slavic state

The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia was a medieval East Slavic state in Eastern Europe that emerged from the unification of the principalities of Galicia and Volhynia and played a key role in the political and cultural life of the region between the 13th and 14th centuries.

Aliases (7)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former monarchy → historical kingdom → medieval East Slavic state →
alternativeName	Galicia-Volhynia → Galician–Volhynian Kingdom → Galicia–Volhynia → Kingdom of Rus' → Regnum Russiae →
associatedWithDynasty	Rurikid dynasty →
borderedBy	Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Kingdom of Hungary → Kingdom of Poland → Mongol-controlled steppe →
capital	Halych → Lviv → Volodymyr →
coatOfArmsFeature	golden lion on blue field →
continent	Europe →
country	Eastern Europe →
endTime	1349 → mid-14th century →
ethnicComposition	East Slavs →
experienced	Mongol invasions of Rus' →
follows	Kievan Rus' →
formedByUnionOf	Principality of Galicia → Principality of Volhynia →
foundedBy	Roman the Great →
historicalSignificance	center of East Slavic political power in 13th century → successor state of Kievan Rus' →
language	Old East Slavic →
locatedInPresentDay	Belarus → Poland → Ukraine →
maintainedRelationsWith	Kingdom of Hungary → Kingdom of Poland → Papacy →
notableRuler	Andrew of Galicia → Daniel of Galicia → Lev I of Galicia → Lev II of Galicia → Roman the Great → Yuri I of Galicia →
partOfHistoricalRegion	Ruthenia →
playedRoleIn	trade between Baltic and Black Sea → transmission of Byzantine culture to Eastern Europe →
politicalSystem	hereditary monarchy →
precededBy	Principality of Galicia → Principality of Volhynia →
receivedRoyalCrownFrom	Pope Innocent IV →
religion	Eastern Catholicism → Eastern Orthodoxy → Roman Catholicism →
royalCoronationOf	Daniel of Galicia →
royalCoronationYear	1253 →
startTime	1199 → late 12th century →
succeededBy	Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Kingdom of Poland → Moldavia →
wasVassalOf	Golden Horde →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Galicia–Volhynia") → Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Galicia-Volhynia") → Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Galician–Volhynian Kingdom") →	alternativeName
Daniel of Galicia → Daniel of Galicia ("Principality of Galicia") →	countryOfRule
Daniel of Galicia ("Galicia–Volhynia") → Rus' chronicles ("Galicia–Volhynia") →	region
Battle of the Kalka River ("Principality of Galicia–Volhynia") →	belligerent
Lesser Poland ("Red Ruthenia") →	borders
Leo I of Galicia →	country
Danylo of Halych →	countryOfCitizenship
Kyivan Rus →	followedBy
Volhynia →	partOf
Leo I of Galicia ("Galicia–Volhynia") →	placeOfBirth
Leo I of Galicia ("Galicia–Volhynia") →	placeOfDeath
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Principality of Galicia") →	precededBy
Old East Slavic ("Grand Duchy of Galicia–Volhynia") →	spokenIn
Volhynia ("Galicia–Volhynia") →	unitedWith
Lwów →	wasCapitalOf
Lutsk →	wasPartOf