Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia succession crisis

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The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia succession crisis was a late 14th-century dynastic conflict over control of the former Ruthenian kingdom, involving competing claims by local princes and neighboring powers such as Poland and Lithuania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century conflict
dynastic conflict
historical event
conflictOver Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Ruthenian territories of Galicia and Volhynia
conflictType civil conflict
interstate conflict
endTime late 14th century
followedBy Lithuanian rule in Volhynia
Polish rule in Red Ruthenia
hasCause absence of a clear heir to the Galician–Volhynian throne
death of King Bolesław-Yuri II of Galicia
extinction of the male line of the Romanovych dynasty
hasEffect end of the independent Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
incorporation of Galicia into the Polish Crown
partition of Galician–Volhynian lands between Poland and Lithuania
strengthening of Lithuanian control over Volhynia
hasHistoricalContext decline of Kievan Rus' successor states
expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania southward
expansion of the Kingdom of Poland eastward
involvedParty Casimir III of Poland
Duke Liubartas of Volhynia
Jogaila
Liubartas
Louis I of Hungary
local Galician boyars
location Eastern Europe
Galicia
Ruthenia
Volhynia
mainParticipant Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
local Ruthenian princes
opposingForce Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
partOf Polish–Lithuanian rivalry in Eastern Europe
late medieval East European power struggles
relatedTo Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Romanovych dynasty
linked to: Romanovichi dynasty

Ruthenian nobility
result Polish–Lithuanian division of former Galician–Volhynian territories
loss of Ruthenian royal independence in Galicia and Volhynia
startTime 1340
timePeriod second half of the 14th century

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Lev II of Galicia associatedWith Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia succession crisis
Lubartas Gediminaitis conflictWith Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia claimants
linked to: Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia succession crisis