Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania

Abt 1257 - Abt 1341  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Gediminas
  Suffix	Grand Duke of Lithuania
  Birth	Abt 1257  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1341  [1]
  Person ID	I22148	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Butvydas,   b. Abt 1230   d. Abt 1294 (Age ~ 64 years)
  Family ID	F17419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jewna Iwanowna of Polock   d. 1344
  Children	+ 1. Dannila of Lithuania   d. 1364
  Family ID	F13384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

  
  

• Notes

  "Gediminas was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death. He is credited with founding this political entity and expanding its territory which, at the time of his death, spanned the area ranging from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Also seen as one of the most significant individuals in early Lithuanian history, he was responsible for both building Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and establishing a dynasty that later came to rule other European countries such as Poland, Hungary and Bohemia. As part of his legacy, he gained a reputation for being a champion of paganism, who successfully diverted attempts to Christianize his country by skillful negotiations with the Pope and other Christian rulers." [Wikipedia]

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.