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1 day ago · Vytautas was one of the most famous rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, serving as the Grand Duke from 1401 to 1430, and as the Prince of Hrodna (1370–1382) and the Prince of Lutsk (1387–1389).
5 days ago · After Samogitia had been granted to the Teutons by Vytautas, in order to enlist their support for his other military affairs, the local population resisted Teutonic rule and asked Vytautas to protect them. Vytautas' cousin Švitrigaila joined the war in January 1402 on the side of the Teutonic Knights as he laid claims to the throne of Lithuania.
- 1400–1499
- Ottomans dominant, decline of Mamluks, Mongols
- Levant, Baltic, Iberia, Italy, Northern Africa
- Hospitallers successful, Ottomans take Constantinople, Eastern Europe
Apr 27, 2024 · In 1429 Jonas-1 Gostautas was promoted Governor (Voiëvode) of Vilnius and Marshal of the Court of the Great Duchy. Accordint to this position Jonas-1 G. participated to the meeting held in Torun between Jogaila and the Great Master of the Teutonic Order.
Apr 30, 2024 · Casimir III (born April 30, 1310, Kujawy, Poland—died November 5, 1370) was the king of Poland from 1333 to 1370, called “the Great” because he was deemed a peaceful ruler, a “peasant king,” and a skillful diplomat. Through astute diplomacy he annexed lands from western Russia and eastern Germany.
May 10, 2024 · Vytautas Landsbergis was born in Lithuania in 1932 to a family of noted intellectuals. During the Second World War, Lithuania was occupied by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Nazi Germany, and once again by the USSR, which abolished Lithuania’s independence and forcibly annexed it.
2 days ago · Order of Mubarak the Great, Collar Latvia: Order of the Three Stars, Commander Grand Cross with Chain Liberia: Order of the Star of Africa, Grand Cross Order of the Pioneers of Liberia, Grand Cordon Lithuania: Order of Vytautas the Great, Golden Chain Luxembourg: Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, Knight Malawi
4 days ago · The ancient right of refuge in Lithuania, granted to the Jews during the times of Vytautas the Great, is completely and finally revoked. 2. Every Lithuanian Jew without exception is hereby sternly warned to abandon the land of Lithuania without delay. 3. All those Jews who exceptionally distinguished themselves with actions of betraying the ...
