Family of Gediminas
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The family of Gediminas is a group of family members of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, who interacted in the 14th century. The family included the siblings, children, and grandchildren of the Gra
Vytenis, Grand Duke of Lithuania about 1295–1315
Imaginative portrait of Gediminas from the chronicle of Alexander Guagnini. This portrait is still used today as an illustration in history books.
Butvydas
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Butvydas or Pukuveras was Grand Duke of Lithuania from c. 1290 until his death in c. 1295. Butvydas is believed to have been the father of Grand Duke Gediminas, under whom Lithuania emerged as a major
Family of Gediminas
…been interpreted too literally, and that the two were in fact cousins. Grand Duke Vytenis' origins are relatively well-established; he was the son of Butvydas, who was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1291 to 1295. No consensus exists about the identity of Butvydas' father. While some genealogies give Traidenis…
Artistic impression of Butvydas, 1908