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Andrei of Polotsk ( Belarusian: Андрэй Альгердавіч; Lithuanian: Andrius Algirdaitis; Polish: Andrzej Olgierdowic; c. 1325 – 12 August 1399) was the eldest son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his first wife Maria of Vitebsk. He was the Prince of Pskov (through his deputy Yuri, 1342–1348) and Polotsk (1342–1387). [1]
Andrei Olgerdovich almost immediately regains control of Polotsk thanks to Kestutis, but no longer necessarily on behalf of the Lithuanian throne. Now he is a vassal of the Livonian Knights. 1381 - 1387: Andrei Olgerdovich of Polotsk: Restored, as a vassal of the Livonian Knights. Captured. 1385 - 1386
Polotsk ( Russian: Полоцк) or Polatsk ( Belarusian: Полацк, romanized : Polack) [a] is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2024, it has a population of 79,579.
Russia. The Principality of Polotsk ( Belarusian: По́лацкае кня́ства, romanized : Polackaje kniastva; Latin: Polocensis Ducatus ), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', [1] was a medieval principality of the Early East Slavs. [2] The origin and date of state establishment is uncertain.
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Andrei of Polotsk (, , ca. 1325 – 12 August 1399, in the Battle of the Vorskla River) was the eldest son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his first wife Maria of Vitebsk. He was the Prince of Pskov (through his deputy Yuri, 1342–1348) and Polotsk (1342–1387). [1]
The period from the 30s to the 80s of the 14th century was the era of frequent wars with neighbors for Polotsk. Its rulers repeatedly changed. Andrei was a prince of Polotsk for three times – from 1342 to 1377, from 1381 to 1387 and from 1393 until his death in the battle of the Vorskla River in 1399.
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