Casimir III has annexed the Halych–Volodymyr area …
Years: 1356 - 1356
Casimir III has annexed the Halych–Volodymyr area of Rus' in the course of Poland’s expansion to the east through a series of military campaigns between 1340 and 1366.
The town of Lviv here attracts newcomers of several nationalities, is granted municipal rights in 1356, and thus begins its career as Lwów, the main Polish center amidst a Rus' Orthodox population.
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People
Groups
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Ukrainians (East Slavs)
- Poland of the later Piasts, Kingdom of
