= Ukrainian Monarchs = A history of '''Ukrainian monarchs'''. Note that Slavic individuals are often addressed with a '''patronymic name''', which is essentailly the father's name with a suffix of '''ович''' (''ovich'') for a son or '''овна''' (''ovna''). This is separate from a family name but traditionally important for addressing an individual of higher social status. <> ---- == Kievan Rus' == The modern Ukrainian state is one of many that traces its roots to [[WorldHistory/KievanRus|Kievan Rus']]. Kievan Rus' disintegrated following the establishment of the [[WorldHistory/GoldenHorde|Golden Horde]]. ---- == Kingdom of Ruthenia == [[Ukraine/Roman|Roman the Great]] united the principalities of Halych and Volhynia and expelled [[Hungary/BelaIII|Hungarian]] power over Galicia. '''Daniel''' (Данило, ''Danylo'') was elavated to king, establishing the '''kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia''', frequently referred to as then '''Kingdom of Ruthenia'''. The '''Galicia-Volhynia Wars''' saw the kingdom partitioned between [[Poland/CasimirIII|Poland]] and [[Lithuania/Algirdas|Lithuania]]. ---- == Cossack Hetmanate == Within the [[Poland/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Poland_and_Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania|Commonwealth]], [[Ukraine/Cossacks|Cossacks]] were a powerful nomadic and mercenary force. Following the '''Khmelnytsky Uprising''' in 1648, a '''Cossack hetmanate''' was established. This was effectively a military council dictatorship; the council of ''starshyna'' elected (and deposed) a ''hetman'' with supreme power. These elections were semi-hereditary. The first hetman, '''Bohdan''', pledged suzerainity to [[Russia/Alexis|Alexis]]. The hetmanate would be warred over and partitioned between the Commonwealth and Russia for almost a century, until [[Russia/CatherineII|Catherine II]] abolished it in 1764. The partitioning stuck along the Dnieper River, establishing '''Left-bank Ukraine''' and '''Right-bank Ukraine'''. ---- == Dynasties == === Romanovich === '''Andrew''' (Андрій, ''Andrii'') and '''Leo II''' (Лев, ''Lev'') were co-monarchs, potentially holding separate courts in Volodymyr and Galicia respectively. They died warring against the [[WorldHistory/GoldenHorde|Tatars]], leaving the Polish '''Piasts''' to inherit. ||'''Monarch''' ||'''Local Name'''||'''Reign'''|| ||[[Ukraine/Roman|Roman]]|| ||1170 - 1205|| ||Daniel ||Danylo ||1205 - 1264|| ||Leo I ||Lev ||1269 - 1301|| ||Yuri I ||Yurii ||1301 - 1308|| ||Andrew ||Andrii ||1308 - 1323|| ||Leo II ||Lev ||1308 - 1323|| == Piast == '''Bolesław''' inherited the kingdom of Ruthenia as a grandson of '''Yuri I'''. He took the name '''Yuri II'''. The local nobility assassinated him, handing power to '''''' and triggering the [[Poland/CasimirIII|Galicia-Volhynia Wars]]. ||'''Monarch'''||'''Local Name'''||'''Reign'''|| ||Bolesław ||Yuri II Boleslav||1323 - 1340|| == Gediminid == '''Liubartas''', a younger son of the [[Lithuania/Gediminas|Gediminas]], had married a daughter of '''Andrew''' (Андрій, ''Andrii''). The local nobility favored him over the Polish '''Bolesław'''. After his assassination, Liubartas was left the only available claimant. The [[Poland/CasimirIII|Galicia-Volhynia Wars]] ensued. ||'''Monarch'''||'''Reign'''|| ||Liubartas ||1340 - 1383|| ---- CategoryRicottone