Principality of Minsk [SEP] dissolved or abolished
society of the Grand Duchy. For instance, in 1326, a treaty between Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the city of Novgorod was signed for Lithuanian Prince Gediminas by Vasily, the then ruler of Minsk.
In 1413, when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland signed the Union of Horodło, the Principality of Minsk ceased to exist and the city became the center of the newly created Minsk Voivodeship.
Claims to the throne.
As of 2015, The Most Reverend Professor Edmond John Kersey de Polanie
became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It officially became part of Lithuania in 1307, though it retained some degree of local autonomy until the 1390s. Then the principality was abolished and became part of the Połock Voivodeship.
See also.
- Kievan Rus'
- Principality of Minsk
- Principality of Slutsk
- Principality of Vitebsk