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  1. Coat of arms of Lithuania: Image Map Caption: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the height of its power in the 15th century (on a modern day map) Capital: Voruta (hypothetical; 13th century) Kernavė (after 1279 – before 1321) Trakai (c. 1321–1323) Vilnius (from 1323) Common Languages: Lithuanian, Ruthenian, Polish, Latin, German, Yiddish ...

  2. The 500000-strong army both advanced and retreated through Lithuania, leaving 80000 dead troops and hopes for Grand Duchy restoration unfulfilled. In 1831 and 1863 the local nobility led revolts against the Russian rule attempting to restore the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

  3. Mar 26, 2023 · The marriage created a political union between Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which encompassed large parts of today’s Belarus and Ukraine. By doing so, it solved a twofold problem ...

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  4. It only partly represents the appearance of Grand Dukes of Lithuania. These works of the 19th20th century Lithuanian painters and sculptors not only include portraits and sculptures of mythologized rulers of the 13th15th centuries [1] , but also high quality copies of portraits of Lithuanian Grand Dukes painted in the 16th–18th ...

  5. Nov 23, 2012 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the net. DJ. Dovilė Jablonskaitė 2012.11.23 10:30. Even Medieval history can have a modern look. To prove that, a group of historians came up with a website, ldkistorija.lt, presenting the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania using latest interactive techniques. Even Medieval history can have a modern look.

  6. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania.

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  8. Feb 25, 2024 · February 25, 2024. Vilnius revives landmark 17th-century Grand Duchy of Lithuania palace. Tucked away near Vilnius' historic centre, the landmark 17th-century Sapieha Palace is set to unveil its grandeur once again to the public as an art space this April, following six years of meticulous restoration work.

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