Kęstutis
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Kęstutis ( – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the sole Duke of Trakai from 1342 to 1382 and Grand Duke of Lithuania, believed to rule together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila (from 1377 to 1381).
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Kęstutis
- Royalty.image
- Seal of Kęstutis, 1379.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Seal of Kęstutis
- Royalty.succession
- Grand Duke of Lithuania
- Royalty.reign
- 1345?–1382Attested:1349–13511381–1382
- Royalty.predecessor
- Unclear:JaunutisAlgirdasor Jogaila
- Royalty.regent
- AlgirdasJogaila
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-ruler
- Royalty.successor
- Jogaila
- Royalty.birth_place
- Senieji Trakai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Royalty.death_place
- Kreva, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Royalty.dynasty
- Gediminids
- Royalty.father
- Gediminas
- Royalty.mother
- Jaunė
- Royalty.spouse
- Birutė
- Royalty.issue
- 9, includingVytautasSigismund KęstutaitisDanutė of Lithuania
- Royalty.religion
- Baltic religion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Place of birth
- Senieji Trakai
- Place of death
- Kreva Castle
- Father
- Gediminas
- Mother
- Jewna
- Sibling
- Elizabeth Giedyminowicz
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- Grand Duke of Lithuania
- Languages spoken
- Ruthenian
- Religion
- paganism
- Family
- Gediminids
- Image
- Kiejstut.JPG
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- date of death
- 1382-00-00
- Commons category
- Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania
- cause of death
- asphyxia
- P6482
- Kęstutis
- P8168
- János Hadik
- date of birth
- 1297-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life and division of power
- Co-ruler of Lithuania
- In crusaders' captivity
- Civil war and death
- Legacy
- Popular culture
- Family
- See also
- Further read
- Notes
- References
Kęstutis ( – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the sole Duke of Trakai from 1342 to 1382 and Grand Duke of Lithuania, believed to rule together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila (from 1377 to 1381).
The name "Kęstutis" is a derivative from the old form of the name Kęstas, which is a shortened version of such Lithuanian names as Kęstaras, Kęstautas (there kęs-ti means to cope). Historic writing sources reflect different Lithuanian pronunciation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kęstutis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.