The Principality of Terebovlia () was a

principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchy, monarchical state or feudalism, feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger political entity. The term "prin ...

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical At ...

established as an

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits). It was ...

around the year 1084 and given to Vasylko Rostyslavych. However, Volodar Rostyslavych and

Rurik Rostislavich Rurik Rostislavich, also spelt Riurik, ({{circa, 1140 - 19 April 1212{{efn, Other sources state the date of Rurik's death as 1211,1214 or 1215) was Prince of Novgorod (1170–1171), Belgorod (1173–1194), Grand Prince of Kiev (1173;{{sfn, Mar ...

, ruled Peremyshl (

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) and

Zvenyhorod Zvenyhorod () is a village in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in the western part of Ukraine. It belongs to Davydiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Zvenyhorod was the capital of the former Principality of Zvenyhorod (11th and 12th centur ...

respectively.

History

A southeastern appanage principality of Kievan Rus, the capital of which was

Terebovlia Terebovlia (, ; ; ) is a small city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. Terebovlia hosts the administration of Terebovlia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 13,661 (2001). History Terebovlia is one of ...

. Its territories included parts of southeastern Galicia,

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, and western

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. It bordered on Kiev principality to the east,

principality to the west, and parts of Principality of Volodymyr,

Lutsk principality Lutsk (, ; see below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a population of A city with al ...

, and Peresopnytsia principality to the north. Vasylko Rostyslavych extensively colonized the territories southeast of Terebovlia by employing Turkic peoples ( Berendeys,

Torks Torks (Cyrillic: торки, literally "Turkic peoples, Turks", also known as Torkils) were a medieval Turkic peoples, Turkic tribe of Oghuz Turks, Oghuz and/or Kipchaks, Kipchak origins. The Torks, alongsides Kipchaks (e.g. Berendei), and other t ...

, and

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), and he annexed Ponyzia, thereby securing it against nomadic raiders. Halych gained importance as a political and economic center; other important cities and fortresses included Terebovlia, Mykulyn (now

Mykulyntsi Mykulyntsi (; ; ) is a rural settlement in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. The settlement lies on the banks of the Seret River, a tributary of the Dniester. It hosts the administration of Mykulyntsi settlement hromada, one of th ...

), Chern (now Chernivtsi), Vasyliv (

), Onut, Kuchelemyn, Bakota, Ushytsia, and Kalius. After Vasylko Rostyslavych died in 1124, Halych principality seceded, and by 1141 Terebovlia principality had become a part of the

Principality of Halych The Principality of Galicia (; ), also known as Principality of Halych or Principality of Halychian Rus, was a medieval East Slavs, East Slavic principality, and one of the main regional states within the political scope of Kievan Rus', establi ...

. After the Rostyslavych dynasty died out, it was briefly an appanage principality under Iziaslav Volodymyrovych.

List of princes

*Vasylko Rostyslavych (1084–1124) *Rostyslav-Hryhoriy Vasylkovich (1124–1141) *

Volodymyrko Volodarovych Volodymyrko Volodarovych () or Vladimirko Volodarovich (; 1104 – February 1153) was a Galician prince (from 1141, according to others from 1144), son of Volodar Rostyslavych. Reign In 1124, Volodymyrko became the prince of Zvenyhorod and Be ...

(1141-1153) *Iziaslav Volodymyrovych (1210–1211)

References

*(In Ukrainian
Леонтій Войтович. Князівські династії Східної Європи (кінець IX — початок XVI ст.): склад, суспільна і політична роль. Історико-генеалогічне дослідження
*(In Ukrainian

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States and territories established in the 1080s States and territories disestablished in the 1140s Terebovlia

History

List of princes

See also

References

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