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Švitrigaila was born to Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife Uliana of Tver. His date of birth is unknown, but it is believed that he was the youngest or second youngest son of Algirdas. He first appeared in politics in October 1382 when he witnessed the Treaty of Dubysa between his elder brother Jogaila and the Teutonic ...
Švitrigaila. Boleslovas Švitrigaila (rašytiniuose šaltiniuose Svidryhajła, Świdrygiełło, Svitrigaylo, Svidrigailo, Swidrigailo, Boleslau Switrigail, g. apie 1370 m. – 1452 m. vasario 10 d.) – Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis ( 1430 – 1432 m.). Lietuvos politikoje aktyviai reiškėsi nuo XIV a. paskutiniojo dešimtmečio iki savo ...
Švitrigaila. "Grand Duke Švitrigaila". 1989 drawing by R. Bilinskas. Švitrigaila, was born in Vilnius ca. 1370 to Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania and his second wife Uliana, daughter of Aleksander Mikhailovich, Prince of Tver. Švitrigaila was Uliana's youngest son and grew up in Vilnius. Before his death in 1377, Algirdas picked Jogaila ...
Po spravi se je Švitrigaila aktivno vključil v državno politiko. Spomladi 1421 je sodeloval v zmagoviti bitki proti Tatarom, poleti 1422 v golubski vojni in kasneje pri sklenitvi Melnskega miru. V letih 1424–1426 je bil poslan v diplomatsko misijo v Rigo in sodeloval v Vitautasovem pohodu na Novgorod.
Švitrigaila continued to fight for the throne, but he suffered a major defeat in Lithuania on 1 September 1435. For a while he preserved his control over the Ukrainian territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , but after 1438 he ruled only Volhynia and eastern Podilia.
Date of birth: c. 1370 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584), 1356 Date of death: 10 February 1452 Lutsk: Place of burial
Švitrigáila ( apie 1370 1452 ), Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis (1430–1432). Algirdo ir antrosios žmonos Julijonos sūnus. Pirmą kartą paminėtas 1382 Dubysos sutartyje. 1386 krikštijosi Boleslovo vardu. Po motinos mirties (1392) valdė Vitebską, kurį Jogaila buvo atidavęs sakalininkui Teodorui Vesnai, bet jį Švitrigaila nužudė.
