Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a powerful medieval and early modern state in Eastern Europe that at its height encompassed vast territories including much of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Didžioji Lietuvos Kunigaikštystė | 1 |
| Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie | 1 |
| historical Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 1 |
| Великое княжество Литовское | 1 |
| Вялікае Княства Літоўскае | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern state
ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ historical state ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| alliance | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| capital |
Trakai
ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ |
| commonName | Lithuania ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | Grand Duchy of Lithuania self-link ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| currency |
denar
ⓘ
groschen ⓘ |
| endDate | 1795 ⓘ |
| endEvent | Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| governmentType |
feudal monarchy
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
High Middle Ages ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| legalCode | Statutes of Lithuania ⓘ |
| majorBattle | Battle of Grunwald ⓘ |
| majorBattleDate | 1410 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Didžioji Lietuvos Kunigaikštystė
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
surface form:
Magnus Ducatus Lithuaniae
Grand Duchy of Lithuania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie
Grand Duchy of Lithuania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Великое княжество Литовское
Grand Duchy of Lithuania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Вялікае Княства Літоўскае
|
| notableRuler |
Algirdas
ⓘ
Gediminas ⓘ Jogaila ⓘ Mindaugas ⓘ Vytautas the Great ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Ruthenian ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| peakTerritorialExtent | 15th century ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | nobility-based estate system ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lithuanian tribal lands ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism ⓘ paganism ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1236 ⓘ |
| startEvent | unification of Lithuanian lands under Mindaugas ⓘ |
| successor |
Habsburg monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
large parts of present-day Ukraine
ⓘ
parts of present-day Poland ⓘ parts of present-day Russia ⓘ present-day Belarus ⓘ present-day Lithuania ⓘ |
| unionEvent |
Union of Krewo
ⓘ
Union of Lublin ⓘ |
| unionEventDate |
1385
ⓘ
1569 ⓘ |
| unionWith | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lutsk Conference of 1429
this entity surface form:
Didžioji Lietuvos Kunigaikštystė
this entity surface form:
Вялікае Княства Літоўскае
this entity surface form:
Великое княжество Литовское
this entity surface form:
Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie
this entity surface form:
historical Grand Duchy of Lithuania