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Algirdas was one of the seven sons of Grand Duke Gediminas. Before his death in 1341, Gediminas divided his domain, leaving his youngest son Jaunutis in possession of the capital, Vilnius. With the aid of his brother, Kęstutis, Algirdas drove out the incompetent Jaunutis and declared himself Grand Duke in 1345.
Algirdas (born c. 1296—died 1377) was the grand duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, who made Lithuania one of the largest European states of his day. His son Jogaila became Władysław II Jagiełło, king of united Poland and Lithuania. Algirdas was one of the sons of the country’s ruler, Gediminas, and he began his long political career ...
Algirdas ( 1296 m. vasario 11 d. – 1377 m. gegužės 24 d.) – Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis ( 1345 - 1377 m.), Vitebsko kunigaikštis (apie 1318- 1345 ). Gedimino sūnus. Buvo du kartus vedęs, turėjo kelias dukteris ir sūnus, iš kurių žinomiausi yra Jogaila, Skirgaila ir Švitrigaila . Prieš tapdamas LDK kunigaikščiu Algirdas ...
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2014 sculpture by Sergey Bondarenko. Algirdas was the son of Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania and his second wife Olga, the daughter of Prince Vsevolod of Smolensk. He was born in 1296 in Kernavė. In 1318 Algirdas married Maria, the daughter of Prince Yaroslav Vasilkovich of Vitebsk, who had no sons and received his new son-in-law in Vitebsk.
Algirdas ( Belarusian: Альгерд, romanized: Alhierd; Ukrainian: Ольгерд, Ольґерд, romanized: Olherd, Olgerd, Polish: Olgierd; c. 1296 – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his brother Kęstutis (who defended the western border of the Duchy) he created an empire stretching from the ...
Feb 27, 1992 · Algirdas Julien Greimas. (March 9, 1917 – February 27, 1992) Algirdas Julien Greimas was born on March 9, 1917. He was part of the first generation that grew up in the independent Republic of Lithuania of 1918 and was encouraged to acquire a Western education. According to Greimas himself, he was an “ordinary Lithuanian student” of his ...
Algirdas su Kęstučiu 1345 ir 1348 (Strėvos mūšis) atrėmė didelius Vokiečių ordino puolimus, tačiau 1362 kryžiuočiai sugriovė Kauno pilį, 1365, Kęstučio sūnaus Butautovedami, pirmą kartą pasiekė Trakus ir Vilnių (antrą kartą 1377, prieš pat Algirdo mirtį). Algirdui ir Kęstučiui įsiveržus į Vokiečių ordino valdomą ...
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