Švitrigaila

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Švitrigaila was a 15th-century Lithuanian prince of the Gediminid dynasty who briefly ruled as Grand Duke of Lithuania amid intense dynastic and political struggles.

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instanceOf Grand Duke of Lithuania
Lithuanian prince
human
member of the Gediminid dynasty
alliedWith Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg
Teutonic Order
alsoKnownAs Swidrigailo
Švitrigaila Algirdaitis
burialPlace Lutsk
conflict civil war against Sigismund Kęstutaitis
power struggle with Jogaila and Vytautas
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Lithuania
dateOfBirth c. 1370
dateOfDeath 10 February 1452
ethnicGroup Lithuanians
father Algirdas
givenName Švitrigaila
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
languageOfUse Lithuanian
Polish
Ruthenian
linked to: Rusyn language
mother Uliana of Tver
nobleFamily Gediminids
linked to: Gediminid dynasty
notableEvent continued rule over parts of Ruthenian lands after 1432
deposition as Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1432
notableFor opposition to the Polish–Lithuanian union in its contemporary form
struggle for the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
opposedBy Lithuanian nobles supporting Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Polish Crown
participatedIn Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438)
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Lithuania
placeOfDeath Lutsk
positionHeld Grand Duke of Lithuania
Prince of Podolia
Prince of Vitebsk
Prince of Volhynia
predecessor Vytautas the Great
reignEnd 1432
reignStart 1430
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
ruledTerritory eastern and southern lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
sibling Jogaila
Skirgaila
Vytautas the Great
successor Sigismund Kęstutaitis

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Vytautas the Great successor Švitrigaila
Švitrigaila givenName Švitrigaila