Švitrigaila
Grand Duke of Lithuania (r. 1430 to 1432) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Švitrigaila (before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432.[2] He spent most of his life in largely unsuccessful dynastic struggles against his cousins Vytautas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis.
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Švitrigaila | |
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Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
Reign | October 1430 – 31 August 1432 |
Predecessor | Vytautas |
Successor | Sigismund Kęstutaitis |
Grand Duke of Ruthenia | |
Reign | 1432–1440 |
Predecessor | Vytautas |
Successor | Casimir IV |
Prince of Volhynia | |
Reign | 1434–1452 |
Predecessor | Teodoras |
Successor | Simonas |
Born | Before 1370 |
Died | (1452-02-10)10 February 1452 |
Spouse | Anna of Tver[n 1] |
Issue | Son (died young)[1] |
Dynasty | Gediminid |
Father | Algirdas |
Mother | Uliana of Tver |
Religion | Roman Catholic prev. Lithuanian paganism |
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