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
  • Grand Duke of Lithuania
  • Prince of Volhynia
Švitrigaila by Alexander Guagnini
Grand Duke of Lithuania
ReignOctober 1430 – 31 August 1432
PredecessorVytautas
SuccessorSigismund Kęstutaitis
Grand Duke of Ruthenia
Reign1432–1440
PredecessorVytautas
SuccessorCasimir IV
Prince of Volhynia
Reign1434–1452
PredecessorTeodoras
SuccessorSimonas
BornBefore 1370
Died(1452-02-10)10 February 1452
SpouseAnna of Tver
IssueSon (died young)
DynastyGediminid
FatherAlgirdas
MotherUliana of Tver
ReligionRoman Catholic
prev. Lithuanian paganism
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