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Vytautas was the son of Kęstutis, Duke of Trakai, and his second wife Birutė from western Samogitian region of Lithuania. Prior to her marriage to Kęstutis, Birutė guarded an eternal flame in a pagan sanctuary on a hill near today's town of Palanga on the Baltic Sea coast.
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Origin. Sisters. References. Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania. Anna ( Lithuanian: Ona Vytautienė; died on 31 July 1418 in Trakai [1]) 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. [1] .
- disputed
- Kęstutis (by marriage)
- 4 August 1392 – 31 July 1418
4 days ago · Battle of Grunwald. Battle of the Vorskla River. Vytautas the Great (born 1350, Lithuania—died Oct. 27, 1430, Trakai, Lith.) was a Lithuanian national leader who consolidated his country’s possessions, helped to build up a national consciousness, and broke the power of the Teutonic Knights. He exercised great power over Poland.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 15, 2023 · Senieji Trakai, Trakai, Trakų žemė, Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Place of Burial: Vilnius, Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė, Vilniaus apskr., Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Immediate Family: Son of Kestutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Birute of Palanga, Queen consort of Lithuania. Husband of Maria Andreyevna Lukomska h.
- Lithuania
- circa 1350
- "Александр"
Origins. Siblings. Wives. Children and grandchildren. Daughters. Sons. Graphic representation. See also. References. Family of Gediminas. The family of Gediminas is a group of family members of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (ca. 1275–1341), who interacted in the 14th century.
Born in 1350 in the castle of present-day Old Trakai (Senieji Trakai), Vytautas was the son of Kęstutis and his wife Birutė. Vytautas was a cousin and childhood friend of Jogaila (Władysław II Jagiełło), who became King of Poland in 1386.
