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The House of Gediminid or simply the Gediminids were a dynasty of monarchs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that reigned from the 14th to the 16th century. 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.
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Gediminas (Latin: Gedeminne, Gedeminnus; c. 1275 – December...
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The Columns of Gediminas or Pillars of Gediminas...
- Gediminas
The House of Gediminid or simply the Gediminids were a dynasty of monarchs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that reigned from the 14th to the 16th century. 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.
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Vytautas the Great with the Gediminas' Cap sitting on a throne near the Columns of Gediminas, painted in circa 1555.jpg 760 × 1,083; 302 KB. Vytis (Waykimas) with the Columns of Gediminas, used during the reign of Steponas Batoras in the 16th century.jpg 180 × 197; 19 KB. Arma regni Poloniae 1562 (80253819).jpg 3,670 × 6,102; 2.84 MB.
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.
The Columns of the Gediminids were particularly widely used in the first half of the 20th century following the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania. The symbol, as a distinctive sign, was adopted by the Lithuanian army, aviation and other public authorities. It was used to decorate Lithuanian orders, medals, and insignias and ...
