The principality held the lands of the historic region of Volhynia from where it acquired its name. The capital of the principality as well as the largest and most important city of the region was Volodymyr. Other notable cities in the principality include Kremenets, Lutsk, Busk, Dorogobuzh, Brest, Belz, DuBetz and Shumsk.

The Principality of Volhynia along with her sister state, the Principality of Halych were formed by sons of the ruling Rurikid clan in Kiev. Following the fragmentation of Kievan Rus', the principality achieved autonomy in 1154.

Following the death of the prince of Halych Volodymyr Yaroslavovych in 1199, the Halych line of the Rurikid family had become extinct and the prince of Volhynia, Roman the Great annexed the principality, moved his seat to the city of Old Halych and formed the united Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia.

• 987–1013 Vsevolod Volodymyrovych (brother of Yaroslav the Wise)

Yaroslavovychi edit

• ? – 1054 Sviatoslav II of Kiev (son of Yaroslav the Wise)
• 1054–1057 Igor Yaroslavich (son of Yaroslav the Wise)

Volodymyrovychi edit

• 1057–1064 Rostislav of Tmutarakan

Yaroslavovychi / Izyaslavovychi edit

• 1069–1086 Yaropolk Izyaslavich (King of Rus since 1078)
  • 1073–1078 occupation by Olehovychi (Oleg I of Chernigov, progenitor of the Olgovichi clan)
  • 1086–1100 occupation by Ihorevychi (Davyd Ihorevych)
• 1099–1100 Mstislav Svyatopolchych
• 1100–1118 Yaroslav Svyatopolchych

Monomakhovychi edit

• 1118–1119 Roman Volodymyrovych
• 1119–1135 Andrew the Good
• 1135–1141 Iziaslav II of Kiev (progenitor of the Iziaslavichi of Volhynia)
  • 1141–1146 occupation by Olehovychi Sviatoslav III of Kiev
• 1146–1149 Volodymyr of Dorohobuzh

Monomakhovychi / Mstislavovychi (senior line) edit

• 1149–1151 Iziaslav II of Kiev
• 1149–1154 Svyatopolk Mstislavych
• 1154–1157 Vladimir III Mstislavich
• 1157–1170 Mstislav II of Kiev
• 1170–1205 Roman the Great (progenitor of the Romanovichi)
  • 1205–1208 occupation of Galicia-Volhynia by Olhovychi-Ihorevychi (Svyatoslav III Igorevich)
• 1208–1215 Oleksandr of Belz
• 1215–1238 Daniel of Galicia
• 1238–1269 Vasylko Romanovych
• 1269–1289 Volodymyr Vasylkovych
• 1289–c. 1292 Mstyslav Danylovych
• c. 1292–1301 Lev I of Galicia
• 1301–1308 Yuri I of Galicia
• 1308–1323 Andrew of Galicia

Piast vs Romanovichi edit

• 1323–1325 Volodymyr Lvovych
• 1325–1340 Yuri II Boleslav
  • 1323–1349 Halych boyars led by Dmytro Dedko

Gedeminas edit

• 1340–1392 War for succession of the Kingdom of Rus between Poland and Lithuania
  • 1340–1384 Demetrius of Liubar
  • 1366–1370 Oleksandr Korybut
  • 1384–1392 Fedir Liubartovych
• 1430s–1452 Švitrigaila during the civil war in Lithuania