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Algirdas

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Also known as Olgierd Giedyminowicz

Algirdas ( – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. 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 of Moscow.

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Born
1917
Died
1992
Works
80

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Gender
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Origin
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Active from
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Royalty.succession
Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Algirdas kunigaikštis.jpg
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Fragment from medal by Juozas Kalinauskas
Royalty.reign
1345–1377
Royalty.predecessor
Jaunutis
Royalty.successor
Jogaila
Royalty.regent
Kęstutis
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Co-ruler
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Duke of Zaslawye
Royalty.reign1
c. 1320–1345
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Jaunutis
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Duke of Vitebsk
Royalty.reign2
1318–1377
Royalty.predecessor2
Vasilko Briachislavich
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Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver
Royalty.death_date
Late May 1377
Royalty.death_place
possibly Maišiagala
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Issue

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Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania
date of death
1377-00-00
date of birth
1296-01-01
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Contents
  • Early life and rise to power
  • Expansion of Lithuania
  • Religion and death
  • Private life
  • Assessment
  • Popular culture
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources

Algirdas (&nbsp;– May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. 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 of Moscow.

==Early life and rise to power== Algirdas was one of the seven sons of Grand Duke Gediminas. Before his death in 1341, Gediminas divided his domain, leaving his youngest son Jaunutis in possession of the capital, Vilnius. With the aid of his brother Kęstutis, Algirdas drove out the incompetent Jaunutis and declared himself Grand Duke in 1345. He devoted the next thirty-two years to the development and expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He and Kęstutis appeared to rule jointly as co-rulers.

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