Švitrigaila
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Švitrigaila was a 15th-century Lithuanian prince of the Gediminid dynasty who briefly ruled as Grand Duke of Lithuania amid intense dynastic and political struggles.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
ⓘ
Lithuanian prince ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Gediminid dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Swidrigailo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Švitrigaila Algirdaitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lutsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
civil war against Sigismund Kęstutaitis
ⓘ
power struggle with Jogaila and Vytautas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1370 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 10 February 1452 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lithuanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Algirdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Švitrigaila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Lithuanian
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ Ruthenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Uliana of Tver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Gediminids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
continued rule over parts of Ruthenian lands after 1432
ⓘ
deposition as Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1432 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the Polish–Lithuanian union in its contemporary form
ⓘ
struggle for the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Lithuanian nobles supporting Sigismund Kęstutaitis
ⓘ
Polish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lutsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Podolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Vitebsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Volhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vytautas the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1432 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1430 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| ruledTerritory | eastern and southern lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| sibling |
Jogaila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skirgaila NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sigismund Kęstutaitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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