Manvydas
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Manvydas or Monwid (; died in 1348?) was the eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and inherited Kernavė and Slonim after his father's death in 1341. Nothing else is known about his life. Matthias of Neuenburg mentioned that two sons of Gediminas perished in the Battle of Strėva in February 1348. One was Narimantas and the other is believed to be Manvydas.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Child
- Jurgis Gedgaudas
- Father
- Gediminas
- Mother
- Jewna
- Sibling
- Elizabeth Giedyminowicz
- Languages spoken
- Ruthenian
- Family
- Gediminids
- Noble title
- prince
- Image
- Monwid (A. Tarasowicz, 1675).png
- Number of children
- 0
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- date of death
- 1348-02-10
- date of birth
- 1288-01-01
- name in native language
- Монвід
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- Albertas Manvydas
- Commons category
- Manvydas, Prince of Kernavė
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Manvydas or Monwid (; died in 1348?) was the eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and inherited Kernavė and Slonim after his father's death in 1341. Nothing else is known about his life. Matthias of Neuenburg mentioned that two sons of Gediminas perished in the Battle of Strėva in February 1348. One was Narimantas and the other is believed to be Manvydas.
== See also == Family of Gediminas – family tree of Manvydas Gediminids
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