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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.
Kęstutis ( Latin: Kinstut, Lithuanian pronunciation: [kæːsˈtutɪs]; c. 1297 – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. [1] 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). [1]
After Sigismund Kęstutaitis seized power, Mykolas and his brothers were imprisoned. Rumbaudas and Jaunius were executed, while Mykolas managed to restore his power and domains. Possibly, such an outcome was influenced by Mykolas' daughter, the wife of Sigismund's influential ally Jonas Goštautas.
- Deltuva, Vilnius County
- Helena Daughter of Rekutis
- Vilnius County
- "Valmantaitis", "Deltuvos didikas"
Roman Catholic. prev. Lithuanian paganism. Švitrigaila (before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. [2] He spent most of his life in largely unsuccessful dynastic struggles against his cousins Vytautas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis .
Apr 28, 2022 · 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. Husband of N Andreyevna Odintsewicz and Ofka of Mazovia. Father of prince Mikhail Zygmuntovich and Jadvyga ...
House of Golitsyn. The House of Gediminid or simply the Gediminids [a] were a dynasty of monarchs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that reigned from the 14th to the 16th century. [1] A cadet branch of this family, known as the Jagiellonian dynasty, reigned also in the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Bohemia. [2]
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Jan 29, 2023 · Danutė of Lithuania (baptized Anna; ca. 1362 – May 25, 1448) was a Lithuanian princess, daughter of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. She was married to Janusz I of Warsaw, one of the dukes of Masovia. Very little reliable information is known about her life. The date of her marriage is confused in many sources.
