Lev I of Galicia

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Lev I of Halych in front of his capital, Lviv

Lev I of Galicia (Ukrainian: Лев Данилович, Lev Danylovich), (born ca. 1228, died ca. 1301) became in turn Knyaz of Belz (1245 - 1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl and king of Halych (1264 - 1269) and King of Galicia-Volhynia (1293 - 1301).

1 Family
2 Reign
3 Marriage and children
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Family

He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife Anna of Novgorod. His maternal grandparents were Mstislav the Bold and an unnamed daughter of Kotian, Khan of the Cumans.

[edit] Reign

Lev He moved his father's capital from Halych to the newly-founded city of Lvov (Lviv in modern Ukraine). This city is named after him. In 1247 Lev married Constance, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary. Lev is accused of murdering Grand Duke of Lithuania Vaišvilkas, last heir and son of King of Lithuania Mindaugas in 1267.

[edit] Marriage and children

Leo I married Constance of Hungary. She was a daughter of Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. They had three children:

Yuri I of Galicia (24 April 1252/1257 - 18 March 1308).
Svyatoslava of Halych (d. 1302). A nun
Anastasia of Galicia (d. 12 March 1335). Married Ziemowit of Masovia. Her husband was a son of Casimir I of Masovia and his third wife Euphrosyne of Opole.

Regnal titles
Lev I of Galicia Rurik Dynasty Born: c. 1228 Died: c. 1301
Preceded by Daniel of Galicia	King of Galicia-Volhynia Assumed the full title in 1293 1264–1301	Succeeded by Yuri I of Galicia