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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).
Kęstutis 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Flag of Vytautas the Great with a standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and Lithuanian Vytis (Waikymas), used during the Council of Constance in the early 15th century. 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.
Kęstutis tapo LDK submonarchu. Neįprastai viduramžiams šis valdžios dalinimasis tarp Kęstučio ir Algirdo tęsėsi visą jų gyvenimą. Algirdas daugiausia rūpinosi santykiais su Rusios kunigaikštystėmis ir rusų žemių rinkimu į savo valdžią; Kęstutis tuo tarpu užsiėmė etninės Lietuvos ir Žemaitijos interesų gynimu.
In 2015, while still a student at the academy, Kęstutis Cicėnas was selected as the best young actor at the Dalia Tamulevičiūtė Professional Theatre Festival for his role as Benjamin in the play The Martyr by Oskaras Koršunovas. [2] He became an actor at the Lithuanian Academy of Drama in 2020, creating more than 15 characters throughout ...
Kęstutis (shortened as Kęstas) is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to: Kęstutis (c. 1297–1382), Lithuanian medieval monarch, Duke of Trakai and co-ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Kęstutis Andziulis (born 1948), Lithuanian artist and art restorer. Kęstutis Antanėlis (born 1951), Lithuanian composer, architect and ...
Sigismund Kęstutaitis. 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 ...
