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The Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438 [1] was a war of succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after Vytautas the Great died in 1430 without leaving an heir. [2] [3] [4] The war was fought on the one side by Švitrigaila, allied with the Teutonic Knights, and on the other by Sigismund Kęstutaitis, backed by the Kingdom of ...
- August 1432 – 1438
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Švitrigaila's defeat
The Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438 was a war of succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after Vytautas the Great died in 1430 without leaving an heir. The war was fought on the one side by Švitrigaila, allied with the Teutonic Knights, and on the other by Sigismund Kęstutaitis, backed by the Kingdom of Poland.
- August 1432-1438
- Švitrigaila's defeat
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The battle was a decisive engagement of the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438). Švitrigaila lost most of his supporters and withdrew to southern Grand Duchy; he was slowly pushed out and eventually made peace. The damage inflicted upon the Livonian Order has been compared to the damage of Battle of Grunwald upon the Teutonic Order.
- September 1, 1435
- Decisive victory of Sigismund Kęstutaitis
1432–1438 Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland: Grand Duchy of Rus Teutonic Order Livonian Order Golden Horde Principality of Moldavia: Svitrigaila's defeat 1487–1494 Lithuanian–Muscovite War: Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde: Grand Duchy of Moscow Crimean Khanate: Eternal Peace (1494) 1492–1537
DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 21600–16291605–1618Tsardom of Russia Kingdom of Sweden1606–16081618–1648Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Holy Roman ...Swedish Empire Denmark Dutch Republic ...The Lithuanian Civil War of 1431–1435 was a conflict over the succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after Vytautas the Great died in 1430 without leaving an heir. The war was fought on the one side by Švitrigaila, allied with the Teutonic Knights, and on the other by...
- June 1431-September 1435
- 4 min
- Lithuania, western Prussia, Volhynia
Aug 20, 2022 · The battle was a decisive engagement of the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438). Švitrigaila lost most of his supporters and withdrew to southern Grand Duchy; he was slowly pushed out and eventually made peace. The damage inflicted upon the Livonian Order has been compared to the damage of Battle of Grunwald upon the Teutonic Order.
The Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438 was a war of succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after Vytautas the Great died in 1430 without leaving an heir. The war was fought on the one side by Švitrigaila , allied with the Teutonic Knights, and on the other by Sigismund Kęstutaitis , backed by the Kingdom of Poland.
