Gediminas
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Gediminas was a 14th-century Grand Duke who greatly expanded the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and laid the foundations for its rise as a major European power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gediminas canonical | 5 |
| Grand Duke Gediminas | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vilnius ⓘ |
| capital | Vilnius ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| child |
Aldona of Lithuania
ⓘ
Algirdas ⓘ Euphemia of Rügen ⓘ
surface form:
Euphemia of Lithuania
Jaunutis ⓘ Karijotas ⓘ Kęstutis ⓘ Liubartas ⓘ Narimantas ⓘ
surface form:
Manvydas
Narimantas ⓘ |
| conflict |
wars against the Livonian Order
ⓘ
wars against the Teutonic Knights ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| creditedWith | development of Vilnius as a political center ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1341 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| dynasty | Gediminid dynasty ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Ruthenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruthenian lands
territories of present-day Belarus ⓘ territories of present-day Russia ⓘ territories of present-day Ukraine ⓘ |
| founded | Gediminid dynasty ⓘ |
| givenName | Gediminas self-link ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
laying foundations for Lithuania as a major European power ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin (in diplomatic correspondence)
ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ Old Belarusian ⓘ
surface form:
Ruthenian (Chancery Slavonic)
|
| legacy |
ancestor of many later rulers of Lithuania and Poland
ⓘ
considered one of the founders of the Lithuanian state power ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
engaged in conflicts with the Teutonic Order
ⓘ
issued letters inviting Western European craftsmen and merchants ⓘ pursued diplomatic contacts with the Papacy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vytenis ⓘ |
| pursuedPolicy |
integration of diverse ethnic and religious groups
ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Baltic region
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1341 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1316 ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| spouse | Jewna (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| successor | Jaunutis ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.