Dmytro Dedko (''Demetrius Dedko'', ) was a Lord of Ruthenia in 1340 (1323) – 1349. Commonly thought to be a Galician

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 ...

, he could be one of sons of Yuriy I and Varvara (Barbara). Dmytro is possibly the progenitor of Ostrozky family. Dmytro is mentioned in number of scientific works on history of that period such as "History of Ukraine-Ruthenia" by

Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiiovych Hrushevsky (; – 24 November 1934) was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian and statesman who was one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century. Hrushevsky is ...

, "Die polnische Geschichtschreibung des Mittelalters" by Heinrich Ritter von Zeissberg and others. The Russian historian Alexander Presnyakov argues Hrushevsky's claims that Dmytro was representative of Liubart in Galicia, rather in his declarations Dmytro states that Galician princes are his ancestors. Presnyakov, A.
Lithuanian-Russian State in 13th-16th centuries
'. Among the most solid historical benchmarks signed by Dmytro in 1341 is a document "Letter to residents of Torun" that survived to our days where he calls to revive economical and social relationships between the city of

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

and

Halychyna Galicia ( ;"Galicia"
''

Polish-Hungarian aggression against the Kingdom of Ruthenia, Dmytro successfully defended governed territory with support of his brother-in-law

Liubartas Liubartas or Demetrius of Liubar (died ) was a Lithuanian prince from the Gediminid dynasty. He was the prince of Volhynia, and from 1320, he ruled over Lutsk, Liubar and Zhytomyr. Liubartas was also the last ruler of the Kingdom of Galicia–Vo ...

. With the death of Dmytro and agreement with the Khan of

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Janibeg, Casimir III occupied Halychyna in 1349. In return for the Halychyna occupation, Poland promised a tribute to

Dmytro, son of Yuriy

Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Bilinsky argues that Dmytro Dedko is not a "Galician boyar", but rather a true Lord of Ruthenia and a son of Yuriy I of Galicia. Bilinsky also claims that Dmytro is a father of

Danylo Ostrozky Danylo (Andriy) Ostrozky (; ; died after 1366) was a Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian nobleman, probably Prince of Turaŭ, first Prince of Ostroh, and founder of the Ostrogski, Ostrozky House. Biography It is not clear whether he was descendant of P ...

. The writer also says that in the Kingdom of Ruthenia there was a

diarchy Diarchy (from Greek , ''di-'', "double", and , ''-arkhía'', "ruled"),Occasionally spelled ''dyarchy'', as in the ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' article on the colonial British institution duarchy, or duumvirate. is a form of government charac ...

where one ruler governed in

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 ...

, while another governed in

Halychyna Galicia ( ;"Galicia"
''

Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia).

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Dedko, Dmytro in the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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Letter of Dmytro Dedko to residents of Torun
* Bilinsky, V.

'. "Olena Teliha publishing". Kyiv 2013 Year of birth unknown 1349 deaths Princes of Galicia People from Galicia–Volhynia Romanovichi family Eastern Orthodox monarchs {{Europe-royal-stub

Dmytro, son of Yuriy

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