Kreva Castle
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Kreva Castle is the ruins of a major fortified residence of the rulers of Grand Duchy of Lithuania Gediminas and Algirdas in the village of Kreva, Belarus. The village lies 220 metres above sea level.
The present-day ruins of the Kreva Castle
Kreva Castle Tower
Kreva Castle Remains
Vytautas the Great
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Vytautas the Great was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, first as regent for his cousin Jogaila and then as the Grand Duke alongside him. He was also the prince of Grodno and the prince of Luts
Kreva Castle
…720 ft) above sea level. During the Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384), Jogaila, Algirdas's son, arrested and imprisoned his uncle Kęstutis and cousin Vytautas in the Kreva Castle in 1382. One week later, Kęstutis was found dead. Whether he died of natural causes or was murdered is still a matter of debate…
Seal of Vytautas, depicting him with Gediminas' Cap
Privilege to Vilnius Cathedral issued by Vytautas in Vilnius on 16 February 1410 (Latin language)
Principality of Smolensk coin with lions or leopards and the Columns of Gediminas, showing it as a vassal of Vytautas the Great, circa 1399–1401.
Statue of Vytautas the Great in Kaunas