Kings and Princes of Galicia-Volhynia (1199–1349)
Galicia-Volhynia was a Ruthenian (Ukrainian) state in Galicia and Volhynia. Depending on the title of the ruler it was called either principality or kingdom. The first king, Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria, was crowned in 1215, although the first nominal king of Galicia was Andrew II of Hungary, the son of Béla III of Hungary, who reigned from 1188 to 1190.
| Portrait | Name | Born-Died | Ruled From | Ruled Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman II the Great, Prince of Novgorod (1168–1170), Prince of Volhynia (1170–1188, 1189–1205), Prince of Halych (1188, 1199–1205), and Grand Prince of Kiev (1204–1205) | fl.1160–1205 | 1199 | 1205 | |
| Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria, Hungarian prince Kálmán, Prince of Halych (1214–15), became the first anointed and crowned and King of Galicia-Volhynia (rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae) in 1215 | 1208–1241 | 1214 | 1219 | |
| Daniel I of Galicia, held many titles since early childhood culminating with the crowning by a papal legate, archbishop Opizo, in Dorohychyn in 1253, King of Rus', Grand Prince of Kiev | 1201–1264 | 1205 | 1264 | |
| Lev I, King of Rus', Prince of Belz (1245–1264), Prince of Peremyshl and Halych (1264–1269) who moved the capital of Galicia from Kholm to Lviv in 1272, Grand Prince of Kiev (1271-1301) | 1228–1301 | 1293 | 1301 | |
| Yuri I, King of Rus', Prince of Belz (1264–1301) | fl.1252–1308 | 1301 | 1308 | |
| Andrew II and Lev II, Kings of Rus', princes, joint rule, the last members of the Rurikid dynasty to rule Ukraine | ?–1323 | 1308 | 1323 | |
| Yuri II-Boleslaw, King of Rus', prince, a member of the Piast dynasty (Polish noble family) | 1308–1340 | 1323 | 1340 | |
| Liubartas, prince, a member of the Gediminid dynasty, the last Ruthenian-Lithuanian ruler of Galicia-Volhynia, Prince of Volhynia (1323–1384) | c. 1300 – 1384 | 1340 | 1349 |
In 1349, Liubartas lost all territories, except for eastern Volhynia, to Casimir III of Poland. In 1366, a Polish-Lithuanian treaty was signed: eastern Volhynia with Lutsk retained under Liubartas' rule (the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), while Galicia, western Volhynia, and western Podolia were annexed by the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
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