List of rulers of Lithuania

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Princes

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Kgwinðbunt
Kiernus
Montvilas ? - 1070
Erdzvilas 1070 -?
Vykintas.jpg Vykintas
(† approx. 1253)
Trabus
Roman of Ruthenia
Narymontas 13th century

Grand dukes

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Kiernus
Skirmantas
Giligin
Roman of Ruthenia
Mindaugas.jpg Mindaugas I
(* around 1203; † September 12, 1263)
1238 - 1263 from 1253 king
Treniota.jpg Treniota 1263
Vojshalk.png Vaišelga
(*? - † December 9, 1268)
1264
Mindaugas (XIX) .jpg Svarnas 1264 - 1267
Vid from Davils ( 1267 ) 1268 - 1270
Lithuanian Grand Duke Traidenis.JPG Traidenis 1270 - (1281) 1282
Thumb mantas 1281 - 1285
Butegeidis 1285 - 1291
Budvydas 1291 - 1293
Vytenis kunigaikštis.jpg Vytenis
(† 1316)
1293 - 1316
Gedimin grav xvii.jpg Gediminas
(* approx. 1275; † December 1341)
1316 - 1341
Jaunutis
(* approx. 1300, † after 1366)
1341 - 1345
Algirdas kunigaikštis.jpg Algirdas
(1296-24 May 1377)
1345 - 1377
Jogaila of Lithuania.Image from around 1475-1480.jpg Jogaila
(1348 - June 1, 1434)
1377 - 1381 from 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło King of Poland
Kiejstut.JPG Kęstutis
(* 1297; † 1382)
1381 - 1382

Personal union with Poland

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Jogaila of Lithuania.Image from around 1475-1480.jpg Jogaila
(1348 - June 1, 1434)
1382 - 1401 (again)
Skirgajła.  Скіргайла (A. Guagnini, 1578) .jpg Skirgaila
(* around 1354; January 11, 1397)
1386 - 1392
Vytautas the great.jpg Vytautas
(1350--27 October 1430)
1392 - 1430
Lithuanian Grand Duke Švitrigaila.jpg Swidrygiello
(around 1370 - February 10, 1452)
1430 - 1432
Praise Погоня Сигизмунда Кейстутовича 1437.gif Sigismund I
(around 1365 - March 20, 1440)
1432 - 1440
Casimir IV Jagiellon.jpg Casimir I
(born November 30, 1427 - † June 7, 1492)
1440 - 1492 from 1447 Casimir II King of Poland
Alexander of Poland.jpg Alexander
(August 5, 1461 - August 19, 1506)
1492 - 1506 from 1501 King of Poland
Cranach the Younger Sigismund I the Old.jpg Sigismund II
(January 1, 1467 - April 1, 1548)
1506 - 1548 as Sigismund I, King of Poland
Sigismund II Augustus.PNG Sigismund III. August I.
(August 1, 1520 - July 7, 1572)
1545 - 1569 as Sigismund II August King of Poland

Realunion with Poland ( Rzeczpospolita - Abiejų tautų respublika )

Name (life data) Reign Remarks
Sigismund II Augustus.PNG Sigismund III. August I.
(August 1, 1520 - July 7, 1572)
1569 - 1572
Anjou 1570louvre.jpg Henryk Walezy
(born September 19, 1551 - † August 2, 1589)
1573 - 1574 from 1574 Heinrich III. King of France
Stefan Batory King.jpg Stephan Báthory
(born September 27, 1533 - † December 12, 1586)
1576 - 1586
Sigismund III of Poland-Lithuania and Sweden (Martin Kober) .jpg Sigismund IV.
(June 20, 1566 - April 30, 1632)
1587 - 1632 1592–1599 King of Sweden
Rubens Władysław Vasa (detail) .jpg Władysław II
(June 9, 1595 - May 20, 1648)
1632 - 1648
Schultz John II Casimir.jpg Johann I Casimir II
(March 21, 1609 - December 16, 1672)
1648 - 1668
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki.PNG Michael Wiśniowiecki
(born May 31, 1640 - † November 10, 1673)
1669 - 1673
Schultz John III Sobieski.jpg Johann II
(born August 17, 1629 - † June 17, 1696)
1674 - 1696
Louis de Silvestre-August II.jpg August II
(May 12, 1670 - February 1, 1733)
1697 - 1706 from 1694 Friedrich August I. Elector of Saxony
Stanislaw Leszczynski1.jpg Stanislaus I. Leszczyński
(born October 20, 1677 - † February 23, 1766)
1704 - 1709
Louis de Silvestre-August II.jpg August II
(May 12, 1670 - February 1, 1733)
1709 - 1733 (again)
King Augustus III of Poland.jpg August III.
(October 17, 1696 - October 5, 1763)
1733 - 1763 Friedrich August II. Elector of Saxony
Stanisław August Poniatowski by Johann Baptist Lampi.PNG Stanislaus II August IV Poniatowski
(January 17, 1732 - February 12, 1798)
1764 - 1795
During the third partition of Poland in 1795, the real union of the Kingdom of Poland with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was dissolved.

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