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Anna (Lithuanian: Ona Vytautienė; died on 31 July 1418 in Trakai) was Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1392–1418). She probably was the first wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Anna was mother of Sophia of Lithuania, the wife of Vasily I of Moscow.
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- Kęstutis (by marriage)
- 4 August 1392 – 31 July 1418
The first church at this site, constructed of wood, was built for Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, the first wife of Vytautas the Great. Originally intended for the use of Catholic Germans and other visiting Catholics, it was destroyed by a fire in 1419.
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- History of Church of St Anne
- Church of St Anne Today
- Getting to Church of St Anne
Built on the former site of an early fifteenth century wooden church, it took around five years to construct the Church of St Anne, which was completed at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It was built for Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, wife to Vytautas the Great, and was consecrated in 1500. Most of the structure remains true to its origi...
Today, The Church of St Anne is grouped with the neighbouring Saints Francis and Bernardine Church, with tourist routes going through both. Much of the area’s history is still visible within the fabric of the building’s architecture: for instance, at the beginning of the 16th century the church was incorporated into the construction of Vilnius defe...
From the centre of Vilnius, The Church of St Anne is reachable in around 15 minutes by foot via the Gedimino pr. road. By car, it takes around 7 minutes via Tilto g. road.
Anna was Grand Duchess of Lithuania. She probably was the first wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Anna was mother of Sophia of Lithuania, the only child of Vytautas and wife of Vasily I of Moscow. She is best remembered for helping Vytautas to escape from a prison in Kreva in 1382 and thus probably saving his life.
Anne's is a prominent landmark in the Old Town of Vilnius that enabled the district to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The first church at this site, constructed of wood, was built for Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, the first wife of Vytautas the Great.
- Maironio gatvė 9-11, Vilnius, Lithuania
When Reina Anna Jagellonica was born on 23 July 1503, in Buda, Chyhyryn, Cherkasy, Ukraine, her father, King Vladislaus Jagiellon II, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, was 47 and her mother, Queen Anne Foix-Candale, was 19. She married Emperor Ferdinand Habsburg I on 25 May 1521, in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria.
Mar 21, 2019 · Aldona-Anna married Casimir of Poland on 16 October 1325 in Wawel Cathedral. Casimir was fifteen, Aldona-Anna was about the same age or a little younger. Her dowry was the release of thousands of Polish prisoners previously taken captive by her father.
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