Gediminas
Sign in to saveGediminas ( – 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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1275-00-00
- Died
- 1341-01-01
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Vytautas Didysis
- Trakų urėdijos miškų istorija (X tūkst. pr. Kr.-2007 m.)
- Lietuvos miškuose
- Lietuvos miškininkai
- Gaudžia ragas
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- Listeners
- 57
- Total plays
- 140
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Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- Grand Duke of Lithuania
- Royalty.image
- 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
- Royalty.issue link
- Issue
- Royalty.issue pipe
- more...
- Royalty.death_place
- Raudonė, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Royalty.burial_place
Key dates
- Born
- 1275
- Died
- 1 January 1341
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Place of birth
- Vilnius
- Place of death
- Veliuona
- Father
- Butvydas
- Sibling
- Vainius
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Languages spoken
- Ruthenian
- Family
- Gediminids
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- Biography
- Origin
- Choice of religion
- Incorporation of Ruthenian lands
- Domestic affairs and death
- Legacy
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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.
==Biography==