Principality of Bels

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Principality of Bełz
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Principality of Chełm-Bełz in the Kingdom of Poland (northern extension in the eastern part of the country, political status from 1370)
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Capital : Bełz
Founded: 1170
Resolved: 1462

The Principality of Bels (also Principality of Belz , Ukrainian Бе́лзьке князі́вство / Bels´ke knjasivstvo ; Polish Księstwo bełskie ) was a Ruthenian principality in the west of today's Ukraine and in eastern Poland . It existed from 1170 to 1462. It was named after the city of Bels .

history

Independent principality (1170–1233)

The principality was established in 1170 when, after the death of the Grand Duke of Kiev and Prince of Volhynia Mstislav II, his sons divided the Principality of Vladimir-Volhynia among themselves. The independent principalities of Bels , Tscherwen and Brest were created . After the brother's death, Cherven was given to Bels .

The principality of Bels existed as an independent domain until 1233.

Dependency under other rulers (1233–1462)

From 1233 it belonged to the Principality of Halitsch-Volhynien .

In 1340 the Belz rule came to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania for the first time . In 1366 it became part and fiefdom of the Kingdom of Poland for the first time as the Principality of Chełm-Bełz . From 1370 it was again part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania before it came under the jurisdiction of the Hungarian-Polish King Ludwig “the Great” from 1377-1387 . It then belonged again as a fiefdom and vassal principality to the Kingdom of Poland and in 1388 was given to the line of the Mazovian Piasts as a vassal rule .

In 1462 the Principality of Belz was withdrawn as a settled fiefdom by the Polish crown. The Polish Bełz Voivodeship was established on the territory of the former principality .

Princes and suzeraines of Bełz

Vsevolod Mstislavich of Volhynia 1170-1195
Alexander Vsevolodovich 1195-1207
Wasilko Romanovich 1208-1211
Vsevolod Vsevolodovich 1211-1215
Alexander Vsevolodovich 1215-1233
Daniel Romanowitsch of Galicia 1233-1241
Vsevolod Alexandrovich 1241-1245
Lev I Danilovich of Galicia 1245-1269
Yuri I. Lvovich of Galicia 1269-1301
Lev II and Andrei (II) Yurievich 1301-1323
Jurij II., Boleslaw of Mazovia 1323-1340
Jurgis Narimantaitis 1340-1377
Władysław of Opole 1377-1378
Ludwig "the great" of Hungary 1378-1382
Mary of Hungary 1382-1387
Hedwig of Poland / Jogaila 1387-1388
Ziemovit IV. 1388-1426
Ziemovit V. 1426-1434
Casimir II of Bełz 1426-1442
Władysław I of Płock 1442-1455
Ziemovite VI. 1455-1462
Władysław II of Płock 1455-1462

Principality of Bełz in the Principality of Halych-Volodymyr

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literature

  • Article Bełskie księstwo . In: Samuel Orgelbrand : Encyklopedja powszechna (Universalenzyklopädie), illustrated new edition in 18 volumes. Volume 2: B-Borysz . Towarzystwa Akcyjnego odlewni czcionek i drukarni S. Orgelbranda synów, Warsaw 1898, pp. 298–299.

Footnotes

  1. ^ As Prince von Bels, first under Lithuanian suzerainty. From 1366 Prince von Bels under Polish rule. From 1370 back to Lithuania. 1377 disempowered by Ludwig von Anjou.
  2. ↑ As Polish-Hungarian governor in Halych-Wolodymyrer-Rus from 1372, in Bels from 1377
  3. ↑ In his function as suzerain of the principality
  4. ↑ In her function as suzerainess of the principality
  5. ↑ In her function as suzerain of the principality