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Švitrigaila was born to Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife Uliana of Tver. His date of birth is unknown, but it is believed that he was the youngest or second youngest son of Algirdas. He first appeared in politics in October 1382 when he witnessed the Treaty of Dubysa between his elder brother Jogaila and the Teutonic ...
- Before 1370
- Vytautas
- October 1430 – 31 August 1432
- Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Švitrigaila. Boleslovas Švitrigaila (rašytiniuose šaltiniuose Svidryhajła, Świdrygiełło, Svitrigaylo, Svidrigailo, Swidrigailo, Boleslau Switrigail, g. apie 1370 m. – 1452 m. vasario 10 d.) – Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis ( 1430 – 1432 m.). Lietuvos politikoje aktyviai reiškėsi nuo XIV a. paskutiniojo dešimtmečio iki savo ...
Švitrigaila (autres orthographes : Svidryhajła, Świdrygiełło, Svitrigaylo, Svidrigailo, Swidrigailo), 1370 - 1452 ( Loutsk ), fut le dernier chef de la majorité ruthène orthodoxe à occuper le trône du grand-duché de Lituanie, entre 1430 et 1432. Il fut actif dans la politique lituanienne des années 1390 jusqu'à sa mort.
Abstract. This chapter examines events in Lithuania after Vytautas’s death in 1430 and the dispute over the Lithuanian succession. It considers the ambiguous nature of Horodło’s provisions on the matter, arguing that the election of Jagiełło’s youngest brother Švitrigaila as grand duke by Lithuanian and Ruthenian nobles was not a bid to break the union on the part of the Lithuanians ...
In 1431, while the main Polish forces were involved in Lutsk in Volhynia, the Teutonic Knights invaded Poland. Finding little opposition, the Knights ravaged Dobrzyń Land, taking the town of Nieszawa, and tried to move on to the Kuyavia and Krajna regions. However, the Teutonic army was defeated on 13 September 1431 in the Battle of Dąbki ...
- 1431–1435
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Treaty of Christmemel. The Treaty of Christmemel ( Lithuanian: Skirsnemunės sutartis) was a treaty signed on 19 June 1431 between Paul von Rusdorf, Grand Master the Teutonic Knights, and Švitrigaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Švitrigaila was preparing for a war with Poland to defend his claim to the Lithuanian throne and sought allies.
Skirgaila ( Latin: Schirgalo; [1] Belarusian: Скіргайла; Polish: Skirgiełło, also known as Ivan / Iwan; ca. 1353 or 1354 – 11 January 1397 in Kiev ( Kyiv ); baptized 1383/1384 as Casimir) was a regent of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania for his brother Jogaila from 1386 to 1392. He was the son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and ...
