Roman Danylovich
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Roman Danylovich Prince of Black Ruthenia
(Navahradak
) 1254–1258, Prince of Slonim
?.
He was born as a younger son of Danylo of Halych, a powerful prince of lands east from Poland
and later king of those regions, which was most of the times called Volhynia
or Ruthenia
(roughly, near modern Belarus
and Ukraine
).
In 1252 he was married to Gertrude, Duchess of Austria
as her third husband. He, in Western Europe, participated in her attempts to get the power in her duchy, under rivaling claimants. However, already next year they ended up in divorce and Roman returned to Ruthenia where he was 1254-58 Prince of Navahradak
.
in Dorohychyn
1253/1255 as the 1st King of Ruthenia
Black Ruthenia
Black Ruthenia, Black Rus or Black Russia are variant conventional terms used for a region around Navahrudak , in the western part of contemporary Belarus on the upper reaches of the Neman River for the time period between the 13th and 14th centuries...
(Navahradak
Navahradak
-Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First Chronicle and Fourth Novgorod Chronicle in 1044 in relation to a war of Yaroslav I the Wise against Lithuanian tribes. It was also mentioned in the Hypatian Codex under 1252 as Novogorodok -Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First...
) 1254–1258, Prince of Slonim
Slonim
Slonim is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna. The population in 2008 was 50,800.-Etymology and historical names:...
?.
He was born as a younger son of Danylo of Halych, a powerful prince of lands east from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and later king of those regions, which was most of the times called Volhynia
Volhynia
Volhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Southern Bug River, to the north of Galicia and Podolia; the region is named for the former city of Volyn or Velyn, said to have been located on the Southern Bug River, whose name may come...
or Ruthenia
Ruthenia
Ruthenia is the Latin word used onwards from the 13th century, describing lands of the Ancient Rus in European manuscripts. Its geographic and culturo-ethnic name at that time was applied to the parts of Eastern Europe. Essentially, the word is a false Latin rendering of the ancient place name Rus...
(roughly, near modern Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
).
In 1252 he was married to Gertrude, Duchess of Austria
Gertrude, Duchess of Austria
Gertrude of Austria was a member of the House of Babenberg, Duchess of Mödling and later Titular Duchess of Austria and Styria, she was the niece of Duke Frederick II of Austria, the last male member of the Babenberg dynasty...
as her third husband. He, in Western Europe, participated in her attempts to get the power in her duchy, under rivaling claimants. However, already next year they ended up in divorce and Roman returned to Ruthenia where he was 1254-58 Prince of Navahradak
Navahradak
-Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First Chronicle and Fourth Novgorod Chronicle in 1044 in relation to a war of Yaroslav I the Wise against Lithuanian tribes. It was also mentioned in the Hypatian Codex under 1252 as Novogorodok -Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First...
.
Father
Danylo (b. 1201, d. 1264), Prince of Galicia 1211–1213 and 1229–1264, Prince of Volynia 1215–1264, crowned by a papal archbishopArchbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
in Dorohychyn
Drohiczyn
Drohiczyn is a small historic town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town with population 2,110 is situated on a bank of the Bug River.- History :...
1253/1255 as the 1st King of Ruthenia
Wives
- Gertrude, Duchess of AustriaGertrude, Duchess of AustriaGertrude of Austria was a member of the House of Babenberg, Duchess of Mödling and later Titular Duchess of Austria and Styria, she was the niece of Duke Frederick II of Austria, the last male member of the Babenberg dynasty...
(b c 1223 - d. c 1288 or d. 24 April 1299), m. 27 June 1252 (div 1253) - Elena Glebovna of Volkovysk (b. after 1288), m. ca 1255
Brothers
- Irakli DanylovichIrakli DanylovichIrakli Danylovich was a Ruthenian prince.-Family:MotherFatherBrothersIrakli Danylovich was a Ruthenian prince.-Family:Mother:Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod...
(b. ca 1223, d. by 1240) - Lev Danylovich (b. ca 1228, d. ca 1301), Prince of BelzBelzBelz , a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
1245–1264, Prince of HalychHalychHalych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv...
1264–1269, King of Galicia 1269–1301; he moved his capital from Halych to the newly-founded city of Lvov/Lwów (Lemberg) - Mstislav Danylovich (d. after 1300), Prince of LutskLutskLutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
1265–1289, Prince of Volynia 1289 - aft 1300 - Švarn the LightningSvarnShvarn or Shvarno was the knyaz of western parts of Galicia. An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within neighboring Grand Duchy of Lithuania and briefly was the Grand Duke...
(Shvarno, Švarnas, Ioann; d. 1269, bur. Chełm), King of Galicia, Grand Duke of Lithuania 1264–1267 (1268–1269??or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference...
), Prince of Chełm 1264–1269
Sisters
- Pereyaslava (d. 12 April 1283, m. ca 1248 Prince Siemowit I of Masovia
- Ustinia, m. 1250/1251 Prince Andrei II of Vladimir-Suzdal
- Sofia Danylovna, m. 1259 Graf Heinrich V von Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
Daughter
- Maria Romanovna [1m.], m. NNNomen nescioNomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person. From Latin nomen, name, and nescire, not to know, be ignorant of. Together, I do not know the name....
, son of baronBaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Stefan of Zagreb
Sons
- Vasilko RomanovichVasilko RomanovichVasilko Romanovich , Prince of Belz , Prince of Brest , and Prince of Volhynia .He was the son of Roman the Great, and the younger brother of Daniel of Galicia....
(b. ca 1256, d. after 1282) [2m.], Prince of Slonim; he may (or may not) have been grandfather of Prince Daniel Ostrogski - Mikhail Romanovich [parentage uncertain], Prince of Drutsk; his alleged descendants include Princes Drutski, Drutskoy-Sokolinski, Konoplya-Sokolinski, Drutski-Ozeretski, Drutski-Prikhabski, Babichev, Drutski-Lubetski, Drutski-Gorski, and PutyatinPutyatin (family)Putyatin , also romanized Poutiatine, Putjatin, Putiatin, is a Rurikid family with princely and noble lines. They branched from the dukes of the autonomous principality of Drutsk, sometime in mid-15th century.-Notable figures of the princely family:...
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