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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
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. "Grand Duke Švitrigaila". 1989 drawing by R. Bilinskas. Švitrigaila, was born in Vilnius ca. 1370 to Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania and his second wife Uliana, daughter of Aleksander Mikhailovich, Prince of Tver. Švitrigaila was Uliana's youngest son and grew up in Vilnius. Before his death in 1377, Algirdas picked Jogaila ...
Metai: Švitrigaila. Apie autorių. Švitrigaila (Alessandro Guagnini kronikos Europos Sarmatijos aprašymas, 1578, iliustracija, Varšuvos nacionalinė biblioteka) Švitrigáilaapie 13701452 02 10Luckas (palaidotas Vilniaus katedroje), Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis (1430–32). Iš Gediminaičių.
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 ...
Date of birth: c. 1370 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584), 1356 Date of death: 10 February 1452 Lutsk: Place of burial
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.
