Švitrigaila
Švitrigaila (before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. He spent most of his life in largely unsuccessful dynastic struggles against his cousins Vytautas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis.
Švitrigaila | |
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Švitrigaila by Alexander Guagnini | |
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 | 10 February 1452 |
Spouse | Anna of Tver |
Issue | Son (died young) |
Dynasty | Gediminid |
Father | Algirdas |
Mother | Uliana of Tver |
Religion | Roman Catholic prev. Lithuanian paganism |
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