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Švitrigaila (before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. He spent most of his life in largely unsuccessful dynastic struggles against his cousins Vytautas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis.
- Before 1370
- Vytautas
- October 1430 – 31 August 1432
- Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Genealogy for GDL Svitrigaila Boleslaus Olgerdovich of Lithuania (c.1368 - 1452) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- "Shvitrigaila-Gediminids dynasty"
- Lithuania
- circa 1368
Date of birth: c. 1370 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584), 1356 Date of death: 10 February 1452 Lutsk: Place of burial
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.).
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 ...
Švitrigaila managed to escape and find allies for his unsuccessful struggle to regain his rule in Vilnius. Švitrigaila died on February 10, 1452 in Lutsk, Volhynia. He was about 82 years old.
Lenkai jį pripažino Jogailos vietininku Lietuvos Didžiojoje Kunigaikštystėje. Tęsdamas Vytauto politiką Švitrigaila siekė savarankiškumo, rūpinosi Vytauto iškeltu Bažnyčios unijos klausimu, mėgino derėtis su imperatoriumi Zigmantu Liuksemburgiečiu dėl karūnos.
