King of Ruthenia

King of Rus', King of Ruthenia , King of Galicia and Volhynia, Land of Rus' Lord and Heir (Latin: Rex Rusiae, Rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae, Terrae Russiae Dominus et Heres) was a title of princes of Galicia and Volhynia, granted by the Pope.

The title was initially issued to the ruling Izyaslavichi branch of Rurik dynasty of Volhynia. Later the title was passed on to Romanovichi as rulers of united Duchy of Galicia and Volhynia. By the 15th century the title was used as a claim by other royal houses.

List of kings of Rus'

Kings of Kievan Rus'

Kings of Rus' (Kingdom of Rus')
  • Danylo I of Halych, king of Rus' (1253–1264).
  • Lev I of Halych, king of Rus' (1293–1301), moved the capital from Kholm to Lviv in 1272.
  • Yuri I of Halych, prince of Halych-Volhynia (1301–1308)
  • Andrew II of Halych (Volhynia) and Lev II of Halych (Galicia), the last Ruthenian kings
  • Boleslav Yuri II of Halych, married Maria co-ruler of Galicia (1325–1340) Maria was Andrew's and Leo's sister
  • Dmytro Dedko, Lord of Rus', Prince of Galicia (1340-1349)
  • Liubartas, married Euphemia (Hanna-Buch), co-ruler of Volhynia (1323–1366), prince of eastern Volhynia (1366–1384) Euphemia was Andrew's and Leo's sister
  • Casimir III the Great, King of Poland (1333–1370), Lord of Rus' (1349-1370)

After the death of Boleslav-Yuri II of Halych, Galicia–Volhynia Wars ensued which resulted in Galicia gradually being annexed by the Kingdom of Poland, between 1349 and 1366, during the reign of Casimir III of Poland.[2]

At the death of Casimir III the Great all of titulage was passed over to Louis I of Hungary

Kings of Galicia and Lodomeria (Kingdom of Hungary)

Notes
  1. Registrum II, 74 Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine; 2,1: Das Register Gregors VII. Teil 1. Registrum II, 74 // Epistolae saeculi XIII e regestis pontificum Romanorum selectae (Epp. saec. XIII). Berlin: Weidmann, 1883. — Liber II, S. 236—237. (Monumenta Germaniae Historica)
  2. Titles of European hereditary rulers (Poland).
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