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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 the last male descendant of Kęstutis, Grand Duke 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 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 ...
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 ...
Before 21 August 1439, Catherine married Michael Žygimantaitis, a Lithuanian prince and contender for the Grand Ducal throne as son of Sigismund Kęstutaitis, as his third wife.
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 ...
