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Leo I of Galicia
King of Ruthenia (1269–1301) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leo I of Galicia (Ukrainian: Лев Дани́лович, romanized: Lev Danýlovych; c. 1228 – c. 1301) was King of Ruthenia, Prince of Belz (1245–1264), Peremyshl, Galicia (1264–1269), and Kiev (1271–1301).
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King of Ruthenia | |
Reign | 1269–1301 |
Predecessor | Daniel |
Successor | Yuri I |
Grand Prince of Kiev | |
Reign | 1271–1301 |
Predecessor | Yaroslav of Tver |
Successor | Ivan-Volodymyr |
Born | c. 1228 |
Died | c. 1301 (aged c. 73) |
Spouse | Constance of Hungary |
Issue | Yuri I of Galicia Svyatoslava of Halych Anastasia of Galicia |
House | Romanovichi |
Father | Daniel of Galicia |
Mother | Anna Mstyslavna Smolenska |
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He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife, Anna Mstislavna Smolenskaia (daughter of Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold). As his father, Lev was a member of the senior branch of Vladimir II Monomakh descendants.[citation needed]