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Lev II Yuriyevych Rurik of Galicia, King of Rus', was born circa 1291 to Yuri I Lvovich of Halych (c1255-1308) and Euphemia of Kuyavia (c1266-1308) and died 1323 of unspecified causes. He married Olga Romanovna of Bryansk (c1294-c1350) .
Lev Yuryevich of Halych Lev II (d. Ca. 1323) - Prince of Lutsk, Prince of Halych (since 1308). Son of Yuri Lvovich . The prince, as he signed on the letters, "the whole Russian land, Galician and Volyn" [1]..
After the death of his father, he reigned with his brother Andrei Yuryevich. Andrei ruled in Vladimir-Volyn, and Lev himself in Halych.
== Struggle with Lithuania and Horde The first mention of the foreign policy of Lev and his brother Andrei refer to the year 1316 [2]. This year they concluded a military alliance with the Teutonic Order, which was promised protection from the Golden Horde and any other enemy. Soon worsened relations with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , and all the second decade of the XIV century took place in a tense Borje brothers Gediminas . Lithuanians occupied Drogichin and Brest .
Relations between the Principality of Halych and the Golden Horde were spoiled. To fight the Horde, led by Uzbek Khan , the princes of Halych used the alliance already concluded with the Order, and also entered into an agreement with the Polish king Vladislav I Loketek.
Death
The brothers Lev and Andrei died on the same day, but there are two versions of their death [2]:
-in the battle against the Mongol-Tatars -in the defense of Podlasie from the Lithuanians. According to the “Chronicle of Lithuania and Zhamoitskaya”, Lev Yuryevich (referred to in the chronicle as Lev Prince of Lutsk [3] or as Lev Danilovich [4]) participated in the Battle on the Irpin River (1321) with the Lithuanian troops, where he was killed.
Lev was succeeded by his son, Vladimir Lvovich , according to the Polish chronicles, who was the last king of Rus'. [5]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Vladimir Lvovich of Halych (c1315-1340) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mikhail Yuryevich of Halych (1283-1286) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Andrei Yuryevich of Halych (c1290-1323) | 1290 | 1323 | |
| Lev Yuryevich of Halych (c1291-1323) | 1291 | 1323 | Olga Romanovna of Bryansk (c1294-c1350) |
| Maria Yuryevna of Halych (c1292-1341) | 1292 | 11 January 1341 | Trojden I of Masovia (c1285-1341) |
| Anastasia Yuryevna of Halych (c1293-c1364) | 1293 | 1364 | Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (1301-1339) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
- ^ ВТ-ЭСБЕ - Лев Георгиевич
- ^ a b (in ukrainian
- ^ Хроніка Литовська й Жмойтська. Частина 1
- ^ Синопсис Київський Template:Ref-uk
- ^ ВТ-ЭСБЕ - Владимир Львович) [1] Велика історія України]. 1993. ISBN 5-86248-016-1. http://exlibris.org.ua/greathistory/r13.html].