Gediminas Lietuvos (abt. 1275 - 1341)

Born about 1275 in Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania,

Descendants

Died 1341 at about age 66 in Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania

Biography

Gediminas Lietuvos is Notable.

Grand Duke of Lithuania, Duke of Pinsk.

According to the Lithuanian Wikipedia article [1] Gediminas was born about 1275 (place unknown) and died in 1341 at 66 years of age in Vilnius. His parents are unknown, and the question has been a matter of speculation amongst historians. Gediminas was the founder of the Lithuanian monarchical dynasty called Gediminaičiai (in the nominative plural).

Gediminas was married to Ieva, Vindemunda, and Olga of Smolensk. Gediminas had seven sons and four daughters: Algirdas, Kęstutis, Liubartas, Jaunutis, Mantvydas, Narimantas, Karijotas, Elžbieta, Marija, Eufemija, Aldona. Of Gediminas' offspring, Algirdas and Kęstutis played the most important roles in Lithuanian and European history. Algirdas fathered Jogaila, future King of Poland. Kęstutis fathered Vytautas - called Dydisis (the Great), future Grand Duke of Lithuania. Together these two cousins with their united Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the Teutonic Order (Knights of the Cross), thought to be invincible, in 1410 at Grünwald.

Gediminas ruled as Grand Duke of Lithuania for 25 years, from 1316 to 1341, and from 1320 onwards he was Duke of Pinsk. Gediminas was killed - probably by poisoning - in the last week of 1341. He was followed by his son Jaunutis as Grand Duke of Lithuania, and by Narimantas as Duke of Pinsk.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Gediminas

• Wikidata: Item Q244852, en:Wikipedia

• [[1]] Wikipedia, article in Lithuanian

• Gediminas Gediminas at Medieval Lands Project

• BdFM - Albertas 21 April 2015

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