Birutė
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This article is about the grand duchess. For the given name, see Biruta (given name). For other uses, see Birutė (disambiguation).
Birutė (died 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great.[1] There is very little known about Birutė's life, but after her death a cult worshiping her developed among Lithuanians, especially in Samogitia.[2]
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Birutė | |
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Grand Duchess of Lithuania | |
Imaginary artistic depiction of Birutė from the 19th century | |
Born | c. 1330 near Palanga |
Died | 1382 |
Burial | Palanga |
Spouse | Kęstutis |
Issue | Vytautas Sigismund Kęstutaitis Danutė of Lithuania |
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