Alexander Vsevolodovich (Prince of Belz)

In 1208, with the support of the Polish princes Leshko and Konrad, he replaced Svyatoslav Igorevich , representative of the Seversky Olgovich on the Volyn throne, taking advantage of the disagreement in the camp of the Igorevich brothers. The residents of Vladimir themselves opened the gates to the Poles, saying: “You are our friends; the nephew of the Great Roman is with you. ” The Poles, however, sacked houses and churches, Svyatoslav Igorevich was captured. The people of Vladimir strongly complained about the Poles, saying that "if Alexander hadn’t been with them, we would not have allowed them to go over the Bug too."

Alexander dressed up in Vladimir, Leshko married his daughter, Gremislav.

Later, the Poles wanted to plant in Vladimir the eldest of the Volyn princes, his cousin Uncle Ingvar Yaroslavich , and Alexander ceded the throne to him. But the boyars did not fall in love with Ingvar and, with Lesh’s consent, in 1210 Alexander established himself in Vladimir-Volynsky. At the behest of Leshka Belz, he gave his cousin Vasilka Romanovich (Leshka persuaded his mother Vasilka to take such a step).

He participated in the Hungarian-Polish-Russian alliance against Vladimir Igorevich and his brothers in 1211 . Vladimir Igorevich was expelled, and his brothers were hanged. Leshko ordered Alexander to give the young Daniil and Vasilko Romanovich Tikhoml and Przemysl . The Poles gave Daniel and Galich , but soon the boyars expelled him. Leszek took Vasilka Belz for Alexander.

In 1213, Alexander and his brother Vsevolod Belzsky participated in the campaign of Leszek Bely against the boyar Vladislav Kormilichich , who occupied the throne of Galicia. He opposed them on the Bobrok River with an army of Hungarians and Czechs. The allies managed to defeat Vladislav, but they could not take Galich.

In 1214, Leszek Bely asked Alexander to retire from Vladimir and give the reign to Daniil Romanovich as compensation for Galich, in whom, according to the Spiss agreement, Leszek and Andras II were planted the Hungarian prince . Alexander refused to voluntarily surrender the city and was expelled by Leshko.

In 1215 , when the relations of the young Romanovichs with their neighbors deteriorated again, Alexander opposed them. Daniel and Vasilko, however, were able to fight back and ravaged the Belz parish. Only the intervention of father-in-law Daniil Mstislav Mstislavich Udatny could stop the Romanovichs.

Then Alexander quarreled Daniel with his father-in-law Mstislav, who reigned in Galich, whom he persuaded to the war with the Romanovichs. However, in the outbreak of strife, Mstislav acted sluggishly, and the Belz parish was again terribly devastated. Soon, Udatny realized that he was being deceived, and reconciled with Daniel. He also asked the young prince to stop the ruin of Belz land.

After this, Alexander Vsevolodovich, with the support of Prince Chernigov Mikhail Vsevolodovich , Vladimir Rurikovich of Kiev and Polovtsy Kotyan, tried to regain the Volyn reign, but Daniel was able to defend his possessions thanks to Polish help. At the death of Mstislav Udatny in 1228 , Daniel made a dress in Galich.

In 1230, Alexander was accused of preparing an assassination attempt on Daniel and Vasilka: the boyars wanted to burn them in the palace or kill them at a feast. N. Karamzin writes that the conspiracy was discovered accidentally: "Young Vasilko, once playing with the courtiers, jokingly drew his sword: the conspirators, in horror, thinking that their intention was revealed, fled from the palace and the city." Alexander Vsevolodovich for this was deprived of Belz and with his associates fled to Przemysl, not having time to seize the treasury. The following year, he was expelled by Daniel and from there, after which he took refuge in Hungary. He began to raise King Andras II against Daniel. The Hungarians captured Galich, Vladimir (who surrendered to them without a fight) and many cities, Belz and Cherven surrendered to Alexander and continued to oppress the Romanovichs. Alexander, together with the Hungarians, fought against Daniel at Shumsk .

At the beginning of 1232, however, he quarreled with the Hungarians and conveyed a message to Daniel: "It is not good for me to be anywhere but you." The brothers forgave him.

In 1233 they besieged Galich, where the Hungarians sat with seditious boyars. Their governor, the boyar Sudislav , sent to tell Alexander: "I will give you Galich, only back away from your brother." Alexander was seduced by the promise and stepped back. However, Daniel was still able to occupy the city. The following year, Alexander Vsevolodovich fled to Kiev , but was captured by Daniil's soldiers on the way. According to the assumption of L. Voitovich, he died in captivity.

Father : Vsevolod Mstislavich - Prince of Belz (1170–1195), Vladimir-Volynsky (1188).

Wife : daughter of Vladimir Rurikovich .

Children:

• Vsevolod (d. After 1245) ^[2]
• Gremislav, married to Leshky Bely (according to the annals daughter of Ingvar Yaroslavich)
• Anastasia , married first to the Mazovian prince Boleslav , and then to the Hungarian boyar Dmitry

• The war for the unification of the Galicia-Volyn principality

• Biography of Daniil of Galitsky
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