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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).
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Mar 19, 2024 · Kęstutis (born c. 1300—died Aug. 15, 1382, Kriavas, Lithuania?) 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.
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Kęstutis. Kęstutis was the second son of Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania and his second wife Olga, the daughter of Prince Vsevolod of Smolensk. He was born in 1297 in Kernavė. As soon as he was old enough, his father designated him the Duke of the nearby Trakai and assigned to him Lithuanian lands bordering the Prussian and Livonian ...
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).The name "Kęstutis" is a derivative ...
Kęstutis ir Algirdas, siekdami demaskuoti ordinų agresijos į Lietuvą motyvus, sutiko derėtis dėl Lietuvos krikšto.
Jan 27, 2023 · Kęstutis (pronounced /kæsˈtuːtıs/; born ca. 1297, died on August 3 or August 15, 1382 in Kreva, Lithuania) was monarch of medieval Lithuania. He ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1381–82, with his brother Algirdas (until 1377); and was Prince of Trakai. He ruled over the Lithuanians and Ruthenians.
