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Daniel Romanovich (1201–1264) was
Prince of Galicia This is a list of princes of Galicia ( Halych or Halychyna) and its sister principality Volhynia ( Volyn' or Volodymyr; Latin: ''Lodomeria''). They were basically separate principalities (rulers being closely related), until Roman Mstislavich " ...
(1205–1207; 1211–1212; 1230–1232; 1233–1234; 1238–1264),
Volhynia Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see #Names and etymology, below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in ...
(1205–1208; 1215–1238),
Grand Prince of Kiev The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes also Grand Duke) was the title of the monarch of Kievan Rus', residing in Kiev (modern Kyiv) from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prin ...
(1240), and
King of Ruthenia King of Ruthenia, King of Rus', King of Galicia and Lodomeria, Lord and Heir of Ruthenian Lands (Latin: ''Rex Rusiae'', ''Rex Ruthenorum'', ''Rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae'', ''Terrae Russiae Dominus et Heres''; ) was a title of Kingdom of Galicia ...
(1253–1264).


Biography


Early life and reign

Daniel's father, Roman Mstislavich, united the principalities of Galicia and
Volhynia Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see #Names and etymology, below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in ...
in 1199. After his death in 1205, the
boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russia), Moldavia and Wallachia (and later Romania), Lithuania and among Baltic Germans. C ...
s of Galicia forced the four-year-old Daniel into exile with his mother
Anna-Euphrosyne Anna-Euphrosyne Angelina or Anna-Helena Angelina (?–1253), was a Princess of Galicia and Volhynia by marriage to Roman the Great, in 1199–1205. She was regent of the Principality during the minority of her son Daniel of Galicia from 1205 to 12 ...
and brother
Vasylko Romanovich Vasylko Romanovych (1199 or 1203–1269 or 1271) was Prince of Belz (1207–1269), Prince of Berestia (1231–1269), and Prince of Volhynia (1231–1269). He was the son of Roman the Great and Anna-Euphrosyne, and the younger brother of Daniel o ...
. After the boyars proclaimed one of their own as prince, the Poles and Hungarians invaded the principality, ostensibly to support the claims of young Daniel and Vasylko, and divided it between themselves. In 1219, Danylo renounced his claims to Galicia in favor of his father-in-law,
Mstislav the Bold Mstislav Mstislavich, also called the Daring, the Bold or the Able (died ), was a prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov, one of the princes from Kievan Rus' in the decades preceding the Mongol invasions. Biography Mstislav Mstislavich was the ...
. In 1221, Daniel re-established his rule over Volhynia, where the boyars and populace had reaffirmed their loyalty to his dynasty. In 1223 the young prince led his troops against the
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as part of the coalition of Rus' princes in the
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, which ended in destruction of the allied force. Wounded in the fighting, Daniel was able to escape encirclement by the enemy and survived. During his rule over Volhynia the prince gave his younger brother Vasylko the principality of
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. The brothers fought tohether against
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, which raided his lands. Daniel's influence and his alliance with Polish duke
Leszek the White Leszek the White (; c. 1184/85 – 24 November 1227) was Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland in the years 1194–1198, 1199, 1206–1210, and 1211–1227. During the early stages of his reign, his uncle Duke Mieszko III the Old and ...
made him a competitor to Volodymyr Rurikovich, Prince of Kyiv. After Leszek's assassination in 1228 Daniel and Vasylko allied with the deceased prince's brother
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and campaigned together with him against Polish duke Władysław Spindleshanks. In 1230 Daniel was invited to take the throne of Halych for the second time and defeated Hungarian troops which besieged the city. However, the boyars once against plotted against the prince and helped Hungarian prince Andrew to recapture the city in 1232. In 1234 Daniel defeated Alexander Vsevolodovich, taking the
Duchy of Belz Duchy of Belz or Principality of Belz was a duchy, formed in the late 12th century in Kievan Rus. During its history the duchy was a constituent part of some other political entities such as the Kingdom of Rus, the Kingdom of Hungary, Duchy of Ma ...
. By 1238, he had
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former Dobrzyń Knights at
Drohiczyn Drohiczyn () (, ) is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,110 and is situated on the bank of the Bug River. Drohiczyn has a long and rich history, as in the past it was one of the most impo ...
(Dorohochyn), and regained most of Galicia, including the capital. While the
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were under pressure from the
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, Daniel attempted to conquer their neighbours, the
Yotvingians Yotvingians, also called Sudovians, Jatvians, or Jatvingians, were a Western Baltic people who were closely tied to the Old Prussians. The linguist Petras Būtėnas asserts that they were closest to the Lithuanians. The Yotvingians contributed ...
.


Mongol invasions

In 1239, with the advancing Mongols,
Michael of Chernigov Mikhail Vsevolodovich ( – 20 September 1246), known as Michael or Mikhail of Chernigov, was Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–1239; 1241–1243); he was also Prince of Pereyaslavl (1206), Novgorod-Seversk (1219–1226), Chernigov (1223–1235; 1242 ...
, the grand prince of Kiev, who was married to Daniel's sister, quickly left Kiev and petitioned Daniel for help. Daniel dispatched his ''
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'', Dmytro, to defend the city. However, after a long siege, its walls were breached and, despite fierce fighting within the city, Kiev fell on 6 December 1240 and was largely destroyed. Early in the next year, April 1241, the Mongols passed through Galicia and Volhynia, destroying Halych and advancing on Poland and Hungary. Daniel and Vasylko fled to Poland, and eventually moved their capital from Halych to Kholm (modern
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) in late 1240 or early 1241. In his absence, Daniel appointed boyar Dobroslav Suddych to distribute lands to fellow Galician boyars in
Kolomyia Kolomyia (, ), formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut, Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada ...
, but when the latter in early 1241 began allotting them to Chernigov boyars instead (possibly in collaboration with the Olgovichi prince
Rostislav Mikhailovich Rostislav Mikhailovich (, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Ростислав Михайлович) (after 1210 / c. 1225 – 1262) was a Rurikid prince and a dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was Novgorod R ...
), Daniel summoned him to Kholm and imprisoned him in late 1241.


Establishment of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia

On 17 August 1245, Daniel defeated a combined force of the prince of
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, disaffected boyars, and Hungarian and Polish elements at
Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic masculine given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. East Slavic patronymics are Yaroslavovich and Yar ...
, and finally took the remainder of Galicia, thus reconstituting his father's holdings. He made his brother Vasylko the ruler of Volhynia and retained the Galician title for himself, though he continued to exercise real power in both places. Daniel's domestic policies focused on stability and economic growth. During his rule, German, Polish, and Rus' merchants and artisans were invited into Galicia, and numbers of Armenians and Jews established themselves in the towns and cities. Daniel founded the towns of
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(1256) and Kholm, naming the former for his son, and fortified many others. He appointed officials to protect the peasantry from aristocratic exploitation and formed peasant-based heavy infantry units. Yet Daniel's successes and his failed defense of Kiev attracted the further attention of the Mongols. In 1246, he was summoned to the capital of the
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at Sarai on the
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and was forced to accept Mongol overlordship. According to Ukrainian historian
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, Daniel was handed a cup of fermented mare's milk by the Mongol khan,
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, and told to get used to it, as "you are one of ours now". They exchanged hostages whereby 100 families of Karaites were re-settled in Carpathian Galicia. According to James Chambers, the following dialogue took place between
Batu Batu may refer to: Geography *Batu City, a city in East Java, Indonesia *Batu Islands, an archipelago of Indonesia * Batu, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Batu, Kuala Lumpur, an area in Malaysia *Batu (town), Ethiopia * Batu ...
and Daniel of Galicia: "At a banquet Batu asked if he drank kumiz like the Mongols and Daniel answered: 'Until now I did not, but now I do as you command and I drink it'. To which Batu replied: 'You are now one of ours,' and since he was more used to it ordered that Daniel be given a goblet of wine." This was due to Daniel's notorious love of wine. While formally accepting the Mongols as overlords, and supplying them with soldiers as required, Daniel built his foreign policy around opposition to the Golden Horde. Suffering from raids by
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and Jotvingians, he simultaneously established cordial relations with the rulers of the
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and
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, and requested aid from
Pope Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV (; – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254. Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universities of Parma and Bolo ...
in the form of a
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. In return for papal assistance, Daniel offered to place his lands under the ecclesiastical authority of
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, a pledge never realised. Wooed by the prospect of extending his authority, the Pope encouraged Daniel's resistance to the Mongols and his Western orientation, and in 1253, had a papal representative crown Daniel as king at Dorohochyn, present-day
Drohiczyn Drohiczyn () (, ) is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,110 and is situated on the bank of the Bug River. Drohiczyn has a long and rich history, as in the past it was one of the most impo ...
on the
Bug River The Bug or Western Bug is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Belarus (border), Poland, and Ukraine, with a total length of .rex Russiae'' and sometimes by the title ''korol''. The following year, Daniel repelled Mongol assaults led by Orda's son, Kuremsa, on Ponyzia and Volhynia and dispatched an expedition with the aim of taking Kiev. Despite initial successes, in 1259, a Mongol force under Burundai and
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entered Galicia and Volhynia and offered an ultimatum: Daniel was to destroy his fortifications or Burundai would assault the towns. Daniel complied and pulled down the city walls. In the last years of his reign, Daniel engaged in dynastic politics, marrying a son and a daughter to the offspring of
Mindaugas Mindaugas (, , , , ; c. 1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known grand duke of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a ...
of the
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and acquiring territorial concessions in Poland from the latter. Another daughter of his, Ustynia, was married to
Andrey Yaroslavich Andrey II Yaroslavich (; – 1264) was the third son of Yaroslav II who succeeded his uncle Sviatoslav III as Grand Prince of Vladimir in 1249. Three years later, he challenged the Mongols and was ousted by them. The house of Nizhny Novgorod ...
of
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. He also arranged for the marriage of his son
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to Gertrude, the
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heiress, but was unsuccessful in his bid to have him placed on the ducal throne of
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. By his death in 1264, Daniel had reconstructed and expanded the territories held by his father, held off the expansionist threats of Poland and Hungary, minimized Mongol influence in the territories of present-day western Ukraine, and raised the economic and social standards of his domains. He was succeeded in Galicia by his son
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.


Legacy

A monument to him was erected in 1998 in the city of
Halych Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), ...
. In 2001 an
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honouring Daniel was unveiled in Lviv to commemorate 800 years from his birth. On 7 September 2011, the parliament of Ukraine (
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) issued a resolution on "celebration of the 810th Anniversary of the birth of the first King of Ruthenia-Ukraine Daniel of Galicia". In 2012 the main airport in the city of Lviv was renamed in honour of the prince as
Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport () is an international airport in Lviv, Ukraine, located from the central city. It is the second largest and busiest airport in Ukraine. Importance of the airport increased gradually following the Ru ...
.


Family

Wives * Anna of Novgorod († bef. 1252), 1218, daughter of
Mstislav the Bold Mstislav Mstislavich, also called the Daring, the Bold or the Able (died ), was a prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov, one of the princes from Kievan Rus' in the decades preceding the Mongol invasions. Biography Mstislav Mstislavich was the ...
* NN, niece of King
Mindaugas Mindaugas (, , , , ; c. 1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known grand duke of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a ...
of
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, bef. 1252 Sisters * Feodora of Galicia († after 1200), m. 1187 (div 1188) Vasilko of Galicia *
Maria of Galicia Maria of Galicia (also Mary) (before 1293- 11 January 1341) was a princess of Galicia-Volhynia and a member of the Rurik Dynasty. She was sister to Leo II of Halych and Andrew of Halych, daughter of Yuri I of Galicia and his second wife, Euphemia ...
(† after 1241), m. before 1200
Michael of Chernigov Mikhail Vsevolodovich ( – 20 September 1246), known as Michael or Mikhail of Chernigov, was Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–1239; 1241–1243); he was also Prince of Pereyaslavl (1206), Novgorod-Seversk (1219–1226), Chernigov (1223–1235; 1242 ...
, sometime
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and ultimately a
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. Sons *
Iraklii Danylovich Iraklii Danylovich (c. 1223, - before 1240) was a Ruthenian prince. Family Iraklii had seven known siblings, they were: : Brothers :Lev Danylovich (c. 1228 - c. 1301), Prince of Belz 1245–1264, Prince of Halych 1264–1269, Knyaz of Ha ...
(*ca. 1223 – † by 1240) *
Leo I of Galicia Leo I of Galicia (; – c. 1301) was King of Ruthenia, Prince of Belz (1245–1264), Przemyśl, Galicia (1264–1269), and Kiev (1271–1301). He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife, Anna Mstislavna Smolenskaia (daughter ...
(*ca. 1228 – † ca. 1301), Prince of
Belz Belz (, ; ; ) is a small city in Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine, located near the border with Poland between the Solokiya River (a tributary of the Bug River) and the Richytsia stream. Belz hosts the administration of Belz urban hromada, one of ...
1245–1264, Prince of Peremyshl 1264–1269, Prince of Halych 1269–1301, Prince of Halych-Volynia 1293–1301; he moved his
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from
Halych Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), ...
to the newly founded city of
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(
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,
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), m. 1257 Constance, daughter of
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. *
Roman Danylovich Roman Danylovich (died after 1258) was the Prince of Black Ruthenia (Novogrudok) 1254–1258, Prince of Slonim. He was born as a younger son of Daniel of Galicia, a powerful prince of lands east from Poland and later king of those regions, ...
(*ca. 1230 – † ca. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (
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) 1255? – 1260?, and
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* Mstislav Danylovich († aft. 1300), Prince of
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1265–1289, Prince of
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1289 – aft. 1300 *
Svarn Shvarn or Shvarno (; ; ; – ) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1267 to 1269. He was also the prince of Kholm from 1264 to 1269. An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within the neighboring Grand Duchy of Lit ...
(Shvarno, Švarnas, Ioann; † 1269, bur. Chełm),
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1264–1267 (1268–1269?), Prince of Chełm 1264–1269 Daughters * Pereyaslava († 12 April 1283), m. ca. 1248 Prince
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* Ustynia, m. 1250/1251 Prince Andrew II of Vladimir-Suzdal * Sofia Danielvna, m. 1259 Graf
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: they were the parents of
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, who was the eponymous ancestor of the
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