Volodymyrko Volodarovych[1][2] (Ukrainian: Володимирко Володарович, romanized: Volodymyrko Volodarovych[3]) or Vladimirko Volodarovich[citation needed] (Russian: Владимир Володаревич (Владимирко)[citation needed]; 1104 – February 1153[1]) was a Galician prince (from 1141, according to others from 1144), son of Volodar Rostyslavych.[1]
Reign
In 1124, Volodymyrko became the prince of Zvenyhorod and Belz.[1] He failed to take Peremyshl from his brother Rostyslav in 1125–6.[1]
He gradually brought together Peremyshl, Zvenyhorod, Halych and Terebovlia, uniting them into one Principality of Halych.[citation needed] The capital of the principality was established at Halych in 1141 (according to some sources, in 1144), which Vladimirko occupied after the death of his nephew Ivan.[citation needed]
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, he was able to defeat Kievan prince Izyaslav Mstislavich.[citation needed]
In alliance with the Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus, he led the long struggle against the Kingdom of Hungary, which ended only in 1152, when a peace treaty with the Hungarian king Géza was signed.[citation needed]
He had a son: Yaroslav Osmomysl, prince of Halych.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Volodymyrko Volodarovych". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. 2001.
- ^ Dovhaniuk 2019, p. 205.
- ^ Holovko 2006, p. 90.
Bibliography
- Dovhaniuk, Ivanna (2019). "Formation of Galicia-Volyn state and its historical significance". West Ukrainian National University. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- "Volodymyrko Volodarovych". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. 2001. (originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993).)
- Holovko, Oleksandr Borisovych (2006). "Князь Володимирко Володарович – Перший Володар Об'єднаного Галицького Князівства" [Prince Volodymyr Volodarovych – the First Ruler of the United Principality of Halych] (PDF). Україна: культурна спадщина, національна свідомість, державність (in Ukrainian). 15. Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Lviv: 90–97.