Skirgaila
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Skirgaila (Latin: Schirgalo;[1] Belarusian: Скіргайла; Polish: Skirgiełło, also known as Ivan/Iwan; ca. 1353 or 1354 – 11 January 1397 in Kiev (Kyiv); baptized 1383/1384 as Casimir) was a regent of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania for his brother Jogaila from 1386 to 1392. He was the son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife Uliana of Tver.
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Skirgaila | |
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Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
Reign | 1386 – 1392 |
Predecessor | Jogaila |
Successor | Vytautas |
Regent | Władysław II Jagiełło |
Duke of Trakai | |
Reign | 1382 – 1392 |
Predecessor | Kęstutis |
Successor | Vytautas |
Prince of Kiev | |
Reign | 1395 – 1397 |
Predecessor | Vladimir Olgerdovich |
Successor | Ivan Olshansky |
Born | ~1354 Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
Died | January 8, 1397(1397-01-08) (aged 42–43) Kyiv, Principality of Kiev, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
Burial | |
Latin | Schirgalo |
Belarusian | Скіргайла Альгердавіч |
Polish | Skirgiełło |
Dynasty | Gediminid |
Father | Algirdas |
Mother | Uliana of Tver |
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