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 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 ...

and Belz. He failed to take Peremyshl from his brother Rostyslav in 1125–6. He took part in the

battle of Wilichów A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

. He gradually brought together Peremyshl, Zvenyhorod,

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), ...

and

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 ...

, uniting them into one

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 ...

. The capital of the principality was established at

in 1141 (according to some sources, in 1144), which Vladimirko occupied after the death of his nephew

Ivan Berladnic Ivan Rostyslavych Berladnik (, Polish: , Romanian: ) was Prince of Zvenyhorod (1129-1145) and Galicia–Volhynia (1145). Ivan was the son of Rostyslav Volodarevych and the grandson of Volodar of Peremyshl. Berladnik derives from the time when ...

. He first failed to unite Halych with the Volyn principality, which was under the rule of Kievan prince Vsevolod II. However, thanks to the alliance with

Yuri Dolgorukiy Yuri I Vladimirovich (; ; c. 1099 – 15 May 1157), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy (, ) or the Long Arm, was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal, acquiring the name ''Suzdalia'' during his reign. Noted for successfully curbing t ...

, he was able to defeat Kievan prince Izyaslav Mstislavich. In alliance with the Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus, he led the long struggle against the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

, which ended only in 1152, when a peace treaty with the Hungarian king

Géza Géza () is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following: As regnal or forename * Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians * Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...

was signed. He had a son:

Yaroslav Osmomysl Yaroslav Osmomysl (, ''Osmomyslŭ Jaroslavŭ''; , ''Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Osmomysl'') ( – 1 October 1187) was a knyaz of Halych (now in western Ukraine). He is best-known for appearing in ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign''. His sobriquet, meani ...

, prince of Halych.

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* * (originally appeared in the ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5'' (1993).) * 1104 births 1153 deaths Rostislavichi family (Tmutarakan) Princes of Galicia Princes of Zvenyhorod Princes of Terebovl' {{East-Slavic-hist-stub