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Gediminas

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Gediminas ( – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341. Gediminas is traditionally considered to have been the founder of Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands streching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The Gediminids dynasty he founded and which is named after him came to rule over Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.

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Royalty.succession
Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Giedzimin. Гедзімін (A. Guagnini, 1578).jpg
Royalty.caption
Engraving from the "Description of Sarmatian Europe" by Alexander Guagnini, 1578.
Royalty.reign
1316–1341
Royalty.predecessor
Vytenis
Royalty.successor
Jaunutis
Royalty.dynasty
Gediminids
Royalty.father
Butvydas
Royalty.spouse
VidaJaunė
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Issue
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Royalty.death_place
Raudonė, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Royalty.burial_place
Veliuona, Lithuania
Royalty.religion
Lithuanian polytheism

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Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania
date of birth
1275-00-00
date of death
1341-01-01
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Gediminas ( – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341. Gediminas is traditionally considered to have been the founder of Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands streching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The Gediminids dynasty he founded and which is named after him came to rule over Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.

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