Principality of Vorgol

The lands of the Lipetsk region at the very beginning of the period of fragmentation belonged to the Chernigov principality. After 1202, that is, after the death of Prince of Chernigov, Igor Svyatoslavovich, the Yelets, Lipetsk and Vorgolsky appanage princedoms arise. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Chernigov principality, the Ryazan princes seized all the lands of the upper Don, the rivers of Voronezh and annexed them to their possessions. For the newly acquired territories in the south of the Ryazan principality, the name “Ryazan Ukraine” was further consolidated.