Algirdas
Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the given name, see Algirdas (given name).
"Olgierd" redirects here. For other people with the given name, see Olgierd (given name).
"Alherd" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Alherd, Iran.
Algirdas (Belarusian: Альгерд, romanized: Alhierd; Ukrainian: Ольгерд, Ольґерд, romanized: Olherd, Olgerd, Polish: Olgierd; c. 1296 – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377.[1] With the help of his brother Kęstutis (who defended the western border of the Duchy) he created an empire stretching from the present Baltic states to the Black Sea and to within 80 kilometres (50 miles) of Moscow.[2]
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Algirdas | |
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Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
Reign | 1345–1377 |
Predecessor | Jaunutis |
Successor | Jogaila |
Duke of Zaslawye | |
Reign | c. 1320–1345 |
Successor | Jaunutis |
Duke of Vitebsk | |
Reign | 1318–1377 |
Predecessor | Vasilko Briachislavich |
Successor | Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver |
Born | c. 1296 |
Died | Late May 1377 possibly Maišiagala |
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Dynasty | Gediminid |
Father | Gediminas |
Mother | Vida |
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