Birutė

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Birutė was a 14th-century Lithuanian noblewoman, traditionally regarded as a priestess from Samogitia and best known as the wife of Grand Duke Kęstutis and the mother of Vytautas the Great.

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Birutė canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lithuanian noble
historical figure
mythologized person
noblewoman
associatedWith Palanga
Samogitian priestess tradition
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Danutė of Lithuania
Rimgailė
Tautvilas Kęstutaitis
Vytautas the Great
Zygimantas Kęstutaitis
commemoratedIn Lithuanian historical tradition
Lithuanian literature
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Lithuania
culture Lithuanian
ethnicGroup Lithuanians
featuredIn Lithuanian folklore
Lithuanian legends
gender female
givenName Birutė
hasLegend cult of Birutė in Palanga
historicity partly legendary
influenced Lithuanian national romanticism
languageOfName Lithuanian
memorializedBy Birutė Hill in Palanga
Birutė Park in Palanga
motherOf Vytautas the Great
nameDay June 1
notableFamily House of Kęstutis
notableFor being mother of Vytautas the Great
being wife of Grand Duke Kęstutis
role in Lithuanian pagan traditions
occupation noblewoman
priestess
placeOfOrigin Samogitia
positionHeldBySpouse Grand Duke of Lithuania
regionAssociated Samogitia
Trakai
religion Baltic paganism
spouse Kęstutis
spouseTitle Grand Duchess of Lithuania

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vytautas the Great mother Birutė
Birutė givenName Birutė
Kęstutis spouse Birutė