Karigaila

Also known as Karigailo, Korygello

thumb| Karigaila (, died on 16 September 1390 in Vilnius) was a son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife Uliana of Tver. He became the ruler of Mstsislaw after he captured it from the Principality of Smolensk. He is sometimes mistaken for his brother Constantine, who was the founder of the House of Czartoryski.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of death: Vilnius
Father: Algirdas
Mother: Uliana of Tver
Sibling: Helen of Lithuania
Family: Family of Algirdas
Noble title: knyaz
Image: Karygajła. Карыгайла (A. Tarasievič, 1675).jpg
Number of children: 0

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Commons category: Karigaila, Prince of Mstislavl
place of burial: Vilnius Cathedral
date of death: 1390-09-16
date of birth: 1350-00-00
name in native language: Kazimierz Olgierdowicz Korygiełło
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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After his older brother Jogaila signed the Union of Krewo, Karigaila was baptized as Casimir in Kraków in March 1386. He then left Poland for the eastern part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in order to subdue his half-brother Andrei of Polotsk, who had renewed his struggle for power against Jogaila. On 29 April 1386, he and his other brother Skirgaila soundly defeated Sviatoslav II of Smolensk, who had allied himself with Andrei and attacked Mstsislaw, in the Battle of the Vekhra River.

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