List of princes of Galicia and Volhynia


This is a list of princes of Galicia and its sister principality Volhynia. They were basically separate principalities, until Roman Mstislavich "the Great" united Halych and Volhynia in 1199. He was a prince of Volhynia who conquered also Halych, but immediately gave it to his son.
They continued usually as separate states, but within the same dynasty and under vassalage to the knyaz of Halych until Lev, who annexed Volhynia to the principality. The royal crown lapsed and rulers were known as princes and/or dukes after the death of Andriy Yuriyovych.

Volhynia

Princes of independent Volhynia

Princes of independent Halych

Between 1199 and 1206: annexed by the Kingdom of Halych–Volhynia
Between 1211 and 1213: annexed by the Kingdom of Halych–Volhynia
Between 1228 and 1264: annexed by the Kingdom of Halych–Volhynia
  • Svarn 1264–1269
  • In 1293, Lev I centered all the power of the kingdom in his own hands, and the principality ceased to exist.

    Halychyna and Volynia (Halych–Volhynia)

Romanovichi

Piast Dynasty

House of Anjou

In 1399, Galicia-Volhynia merged in the Kingdom of Poland.