Leo I of Halych

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Lev I of Halych in front of his capital, Lviv

Leo I of Halych (#redirect , Lev Danylovich), (born ca. 1228, died ca. 1301) was a son of King Danylo of Halych. Lev became in turn Knyaz of Belz (1245 - 1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl and Halych (1264 - 1269) and Knyaz of Halych-Volhynia (1293 - 1301). He moved his father's capital from Halych to the newly-founded city of Lviv in modern Ukraine. This city is named after him.

See also

• Danylo of Halych
• List of rulers of Halych and Volhynia

External link

• [Genealogy of Danylo's family]
• [Lev Danylovych] at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine

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