Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Principality of Volhynia
drawn on the map 1056–1201
Centered on Volodymyr (Lodomeria in Latin). A wealthy western principality that, united with Halych under Roman the Great in 1199, formed the nucleus of Galicia-Volhynia (entry 14).
- Shown on the map
- 1056–1201
- Peak area
- 82k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Centered on Volodymyr (Lodomeria in Latin). A wealthy western principality that, united with Halych under Roman the Great in 1199, formed the nucleus of Galicia-Volhynia (entry 14). Its distinct existence as "Volhynia" both predates and postdates the united kingdom, which is why it appears separately.
Common questions
- What was the Principality of Volhynia?
- Centered on Volodymyr (Lodomeria in Latin). A wealthy western principality that, united with Halych under Roman the Great in 1199, formed the nucleus of Galicia-Volhynia (entry 14).
- When is the Principality of Volhynia shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Principality of Volhynia 1056–1201. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Principality of Volhynia?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Principality of Volhynia covered about 82,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Principality of Volhynia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Volhynia
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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