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Sigismund Kęstutaitis ( Lithuanian: Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, Polish: Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – 20 March 1440) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis and his wife Birutė .
Sigismund Kęstutaitis ( Lithuanian: Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, Polish: Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – 20 March 1440) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis and his wife Birutė.
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10,000 killed. 4,000 captured. Heavy. The Battle of Ashmyany was fought on 8 December 1432 at Ashmyany between the armies of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis, two pretenders to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) .
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The battle is also known as the Battle of Vilkomir or Ukmergė after Ukmergė/Vilkmergė, the nearest large settlement. It is also known as Battle of Święta/Šventoji after the Šventoji River that flows near the battle site. In Lithuanian, the battle is known as the Battle of Pabaiskas. The word "pabaiskas" is derived from Polish "pobojowisko" literall...
In October 1430, Vytautas the Great died without an heir. The Lithuanian nobles elected Švitrigaila, Jogaila's brother and Vytautas' cousin, as the new Grand Duke without first consulting with Poland. This violated the Union of Horodło of 1413, and outraged the Polish nobles. Švitrigaila prepared for war and enlisted the Teutonic Knights, Moldavia,...
Švitrigaila commanded a force of about 11,000 men: Lithuanians and Orthodox Ruthenians from Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia, Livonian Knights and their mercenaries, at least 500 Tatars from the Golden Horde, and a few Teutonic Knights. There might have been some Hussites on his side as he enlisted his nephew Sigismund Korybut, a distingu...
The battle reduced the power of the Livonian Order as its army was defeated, its Grand Master killed and of its many senior officers killed or taken prisoner. The damage to the Livonian Order caused by the battle is often compared to the consequences that the Battle of Grunwald (1410) had on the Teutonic Knights. The peace treaty was signed on Dece...
Apr 28, 2022 · Birthplace: Trakai, Trakai District Municipality, Vilnius County, Lithuania. Death: March 20, 1440 (74-75) Trakai, Lithuania (Killed by Švitrigaila supporters) Place of Burial: Vilnius, Lithuania. Immediate Family: Son of Kestutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Birute of Palanga, Queen consort of Lithuania.
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The Battle of Ašmena was a medieval battle fought on 8 December 1432 at Ašmena between the armies of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis, two pretenders to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Lithuanian Civil War (1431–1435). Švitrigaila with several thousand troops...
Mar 5, 2023 · Sigismund (Sigismont) Keistutovich (Lithuanian: Žygimantas Kęstutaitis, c. 1365-20 March 1440, Troki) was Prince of Mozyr (1385-1401), Novogrudok (1401-1406) and Starodub (1406-1432), Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Son of Prince Keistut of Troc and Samogitia from his marriage with Biruta, younger brother of Grand Duke Vitovt of ...
