Principality of Kiev (Redirected from Duchy of Kiev)

Inner Principality of Kiev
Киевское кънѧжьство (Old East Slavic)
1132–1471
    
Left: Coin issued by Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich of Kiev (1388–1392)
Right: Coin of unknown prince with Saint Michael motif, the common figure of various Kievan coins
Rus' principalities in 1237, Kiev in light blue
Rus' principalities in 1237, Kiev in light blue
StatusPart of the Grand Principality of Vladimir (1243–1271)
Part of the Kingdom of Rus' (1271–1301)
Vassal of the Golden Horde (1301–1362)
Part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1362–1471)
CapitalKiev
Common languagesOld East Slavic
Religion Eastern Orthodox
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
1132
• destruction of Kiev by Batu Khan
1240
• death of Semen Olelkovich
1471
Preceded by Succeeded by
Kievan Rus'
Kiev Voivodeship (Lithuania)

The inner Principality of Kiev (Old East Slavic: Киевское кънѧжьство, romanized: Kievskoe kŭnęzhĭstvo,[citation needed] Russian: Киевское княжество, romanizedKiyevskoye kniazhestvo, Ukrainian: Київське князівство, romanizedKyivske kniazivstvo) was a medieval East Slavic state, situated in central regions of modern Ukraine around the city of Kiev.

The principality was formed during the process of political fragmentation of the Kievan Rus' in the early 12th century. As a result of that process, the effective rule of the Grand Princes of Kiev was gradually reduced to central regions of Kievan Rus' (around its capital city Kiev), thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the inner Principality of Kiev. It existed as a polity until the middle of the 14th century.

Territory

The inner Principality of Kiev occupied land areas on both banks of the Dnieper River, bordering the Principality of Polotsk to the north-west, the Principality of Chernigov to the north-east, Poland to the west, the Principality of Galicia to the south-west and Cumania to the south-east. Later, Kiev would be bordered by the separated Principality of Turov-Pinsk to the north and the joined Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia to the west.

History

Reconstructed Orthodox church in Kiev

The region of the Kievan Rus' fragmented in the early 12th century and a number of semi-autonomous successor states arose. Kiev remained the core of the country and was the center of the spiritual life with the office of the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.

Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states were de facto independent and so led to the emergence of the Principality of Kiev as a separate state.

The importance of the Kievan Principality began to decline. In the years 1150–1180 many of its cities such as Vyshhorod, Kaniv, and Belgorod sought independence as individual principalities. The emergence of the principalities of Vladimir-Suzdal and Galicia-Volhynia resulted in the transition of the political and cultural center of Rus' as well as the migration of citizens to cities like Vladimir and Halych.

The Mongol invasion of Rus' left the Principality of Kiev in a severely ruined state. Following the invasion, it was now under the formal suzerainty of the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Alexander Nevsky, who in turn was a vassal to the Mongols. After the Battle of Irpen in 1321, Kiev was the object of desire for the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, and it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1362. The Principality formally existed as a distinct entity until 1471, when it was converted into the Kiev Voivodeship

Rulers

Princes of Kiev

Grand Princes

After Mongol invasion of Rus'

Principality did not have own ruler and was ruled by viceroys (voivodes).

Olgovichi, Prince of Putivl

Principality was ruled by princes of Olshanski and Olgovichi.

  • Vladimir Ivanovich (???–1300-???)
  • Stanislav Terence (???–1324)
  • Fyodor (1324–1362)

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Principality was ruled by princes of Olshanski and Olelkovichi.


This page was last updated at 2024-02-14 03:11 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari