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Prince Michael (as depicted in the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) Michael Žygimantaitis [1] ( Lithuanian: Mykolas Žygimantaitis, Polish: Michał Bolesław Zygmuntowicz; before 1406 – shortly before February 10, 1452 in Moscow) was pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the last male descendant of Kęstutis ...
Michael Žygimantaitis was pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the last male descendant of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania.
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
Michael Žygimantaitis was the last male descendant of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Michał Bolesław Zygmuntowicz was the Prince of Black Ruthenia. Reign 1440 – 1441. Preceded by Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz. Succeeded by The Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Michael Žygimantaitis (Lithuanian: Mykolas Žygimantaitis, Polish: Michał Bolesław Zygmuntowicz; before 1406 – shortly before February 10, 1452 in Moscow) was pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the last ...
- "Prince of Black Ruthenia 1440-1441"
- before circa 1406
Michael Žygimantaitis was the last male descendant of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. He supported his father Sigismund Kęstutaitis in power struggles with Švitrigaila. In 1435 he led his father's army to victory in the Battle of Pabaiskas. After his father's assassination in 1440, Michael unsuccessfully fought against Casimir IV ...
Michael Žygimantaitis was born 1405 to Sigismund Kęstutaitis (c1365-1440) . He married Anna of Masovia (1411-1435) . He married Eufemia (c1410-1436) . He married Catherine of Masovia (c1415-c1479) . Michael Žygimantaitis' (Lithuanian: Mykolas Žygimantaitis, Polish: Michał Bolesław Zygmuntowicz; before 1406 – shortly before February 10, 1452 in Moscow) was the last male descendant of ...
