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Yuri II Boleslav. Yuri II Boleslav ( Ukrainian: Юрій-Болеслав Тройденович, romanized : Yurii-Boleslav Troidenovych; Polish: Bolesław Jerzy II; c. 1305/1310 – April 7, 1340), was King of Ruthenia and Dominus of the lands of Galicia–Volhynia (1325-1340). A foreigner and a Catholic by birth, he was the son of Trojden I ...
- 1323–1340
- Maria of Galicia
- Trojden I of Masovia
- Eufemia (daughter of Gediminas)
They invited the Polish prince Boleslaw Yuri II, a grandson of Yuri I, to assume the Galician throne. Boleslaw converted to Orthodoxy and assumed the name Yuri II. Nevertheless, suspecting him of harboring Catholic feelings, the boyars poisoned him in 1340 and elected one of their own, Dmitry Detko, to lead the Galician state. In Winter 1341 ...
Yurii II Boleslav [Jurij; Troidenovych], b ca 1306, d 7 April 1340 in Volodymyr (in Volhynia). Last ruler of the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia (1323–40); son of Prince Trojden II of Mazovia and grandson of Prince Yurii Lvovych, thus a member of both the Polish Piast dynasty and the Rus’ Romanovych dynasty. He was initially known as ...
The Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as Ruthenia. After Yuri II Boleslav was poisoned by local Ruthenian nobles in 1340, both the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland advanced claims over the kingdom.
- 1340–1392
- Fall of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Ruthenia divided between Poland and Lithuania
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Yuri II Boleslav (Ukrainian: Юрій-Болеслав Тройденович|translit=Yurii-Boleslav Troidenovych; Polish: Bolesław Jerzy II; c. 1305/1310 – April 7, 1340), was King of Ruthenia and Dominus of the lands of Galicia–Volhynia (1325-1340).
Contents 1Biography 2Notes 3References 5th King of RutheniaYuri II BoleslavKing of RutheniaReign1323–1340PredecessorAndrew and Leo II of GaliciaSuccessorLiubartasBornc. 1305-10Diedc. 1340 (aged c. 30)SpouseEufemia (daughter of Gediminas)HousePiastFatherTrojden I of MasoviaMotherMaria of GaliciaKing's seal of Yuri II of BoleslavYuri II Boleslav (Ukrainian: Юрій-Болеслав ...
Dec 12, 2022 · For example, Yuri II Boleslav (reign. 1323-1340), the last king of the Galician-Volynian principality, referred to himself as “Prince and Master of all Little Rus.” Ukrainian lands of the Hetmanate State of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi concluded the Pereyaslav Treaty with the Tsardom of Muscovy and was named “Little Rus.” Source: Historical maps ...
