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Kęstutis (Latin: Kinstut, Lithuanian pronunciation: [kæːsˈtutɪs]; c. 1297 – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila (until 1381).
The family of Kęstutis (Lithuanian: Kęstutaičiai), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1381–1382), is listed here. He co-ruled with his brother Algirdas from 1345 to 1377.
Birutė (died 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. [1] . There is very little known about Birutė's life, but after her death a cult worshiping her developed among Lithuanians, especially in Samogitia. [2] Life. Marriage.
Kęstutis (born c. 1300—died Aug. 15, 1382, Kriavas, Lithuania?) was the grand duke of Lithuania (1381–82) who defended his country’s western borders against the Teutonic Knights. Kęstutis was one of the seven sons of Gediminas, the grand duke of Lithuania (reigned 1316–41), who had built that nation into a powerful east European empire.
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The family of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1381–1382), is listed here. He co-ruled with his brother Algirdas from 1345 to 1377. Parents . Gediminas (ca 1275 – winter 1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316–1341) Jewna (died in 1344), daughter of Prince Ivan of Polotsk; Wives . Name not known, (died ca. 1351)
Lithuanian history: Kęstutis. "Grand Duke Kęstutis" photo from ugdome.lt website. Kęstutis was the second son of Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania and his second wife Olga, the daughter of Prince Vsevolod of Smolensk. He was born in 1297 in Kernavė.
Kęstutis is most famous for being the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1382 to 1392. He was the son of Grand Duke Algirdas and his first wife, Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver. Memorability Metrics. 170k. Page Views (PV) 65.66. Historical Popularity Index (HPI) 32. Languages Editions (L) 7.29. Effective Languages (L*) 2.20. Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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