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History:
The town was named from the ancient Russian term "b'ksk" m
Belz first appears in the Lavrentii Chronicle under 1030 when it with the
Chervin towns was taken from the Poles by Yaroslav
I Vladimirovich Mundri and united into the ancient Rus state.
About in 986 Vladimir I fought over the Cherven lands and took them into his
control. In 1016 Bolyeslav Khrabri, ally of Svhatopolk I, took Belz and
subordinated it into the Polish control until his death about 1030. Yaroslav I
didn't - to his son, Myechislav II. In 1054 during the period of division in
Rus, Belz with Volinia was taken by Igor Yaroslavich and for a long time was
without its prince. But in 1097 according to the decision of the princes at
Lubich it didn't go to Vasil'ko Rostislavich. In the middle 12th century Belz
was ruled by Vsyevolod Mstislavich, whose daughter, Yelena married to Polish
King Casimir Spravedlibo. who took an active rule in the battle for Belz
principality. At the death of Vsyevolod Mstislavich, his son, Aleksandr,
received Belz and ruled it until 1207. After the death of Roman Mstislavich it
was taken by Volinia - his udel to Vasil'ko Romanovich until 1214. At
the death of Aleskandr Bel'ski the principality went to the Galich king, Daniil
Romanovich, and entered the composition of the Galich-Volina lands. At the
death of Daniil it went to his son, Lev, until 1301, and then went under the
control of the Mazovetski prince Bolyeslav until 1340. In this way it came
under control of Lithuania and Poland.
In 1482 Feydor Ivanovich Bel'ski departed (changed sides) from Lithuania and
went to Moscow where he began to serve Ivan III. in
1534 his son, Seyemon being afraid for his life fled back to Lithuania and his
brother, Dmitrii was executed in 1541. In 1571 the elast Belz prince, Ivan
Dmitriyevich, died without issue and the terrotory was claimed by the Moscow
prince as his terrotory so was united into the Moscow lands.
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