Traidenis
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Traidenis was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1269 or 1270 until 1282. He is the second most prominent grand duke of Lithuania in the 13th century after Mindaugas. His reign ended a seven-year unrest per
Imaginative depiction of Traidenis by Alexander Guagnini, 16th-century
Kernavė hill forts. Kernavė was the Ducal Seat of Traidenis and the capital of Lithuania
Shvarn
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Shvarn or Shvarno was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1267 to 1269. He was also the prince of Chełm from 1264 to 1269. An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within the
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…with them, appointing Vasylko Romanovych, the Prince of Volhynia, as the supreme ruler (sovereign) of Lithuania and bestowing his brother-in-law, Shvarn, the Prince of Halych, with control over Navahrudak and its dependent domains. Nevertheless, effective power within the state remained vested in Grand…
Depiction of Shvarn by M. Barvicki, 1908