Švitrigaila
Swidrygiello ( Polish Boleslaw Świdrygiełło, Lithuanian Svitrigaila ) (* around 1370 - February 10, 1452 ) was a Lithuanian Grand Duke .
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Swidrygiello was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. His father was the Grand Duke Olgierd , his mother, Juliana , came from the Prince of Tver. As an opponent of the union between Poland and Lithuania, he allied himself several times with the Teutonic Knight Order against his older brother Jogaila, who in the meantime became King of Poland as Władysław II Jagiełło and against his cousin Wigand ( lit.Vytautas ), who was Grand Duke in Lithuania . After his death in 1430, he allied himself again with the German order of knights, the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg , which led to a civil war from 1432-1439. Defeated in 1435 by Sigismund Kęstutaitis , the new Grand Duke of Lithuania appointed by King Jagiełło, Swidrygiello fled to Pokutien . From there he was only allowed to return to Lithuania in 1440 and after he had recognized the sovereignty of his nephew, the new Polish king Casimir IV Jagiełło , he was given Volhynia . His wife was also a princess of Tver . The only son died in childhood.
Web links
- О. Russyna: Swydryhajlo, Swydryhajlo-Boleslaw Olherdowytsch. In: Enzyklopedija istoriji Ukrajiny , WA Smolij and others (Redkol.), Naukowa dumka, Кyjiw 2012, vol. 9: Прил - С. ISBN 978-966-00-1290-5 . P. 472. ( online )
- http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=28243
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Vytautas |
Grand Duke of Lithuania 1430–1432 |
Sigismund Kęstutaitis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Švitrigaila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swidrygiello |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian Grand Duke |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1370 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1452 |