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Also known as Shvarno, Shvarn Daniilovich, Svaromir Daniilovich

Shvarn or Shvarno (Old Ruthenian: Шварно; ; ; ; – ) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1267 to 1269. He was also the prince of Kholm from 1264 to 1269. An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within the neighboring Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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Royalty.name
Shvarn
Royalty.succession
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Royalty.reign
1267–1269
Royalty.predecessor
Vaišvilkas
Royalty.successor
Traidenis
Royalty.spouse
Sister of Vaišvilkas
Royalty.house
Monomakhovichi
Royalty.father
Daniel of Galicia
Royalty.mother
Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod (daughter of Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold)
Royalty.birth_place
Halych (now Ukraine)
Royalty.death_place
Kholm (modern Chełm, Poland)

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date of death
1269-01-01
date of birth
1230-00-00
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Shvarn, Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Shvarn or Shvarno (Old Ruthenian: Шварно; ; ; ; – ) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1267 to 1269. He was also the prince of Kholm from 1264 to 1269. An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within the neighboring Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

== Name == Little is known of Shvarn and even his name is not entirely certain. The original documents relating to this ruler are scarce and mention him under a variety of names. For instance the first edition of Lithuanian Annals mentions him as Shkvarno, but the following editions use the names of Skirmont and Skirmunt, possibly a Ruthenisation of Lithuanian name Skirmantas. Contemporary sources also mention his Christian name of Ioann (Іоанн), that is either John or George. In modern times the ruler is known by a variety of names in various historiographies, including Lithuanian Švarnas, Ukrainian Шварно Данилович, Russian and Belarusian Шварн, and Polish Szwarno Daniłowicz. All of them are versions of the name of Shvarn, which is likely to be a diminutive of the Slavic name of Svaromir.

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