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Algirdas
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1345–1377), son of Gediminas, who ruled the east jointly with his brother Kęstutis, pressed the Golden Horde and controlled …
Timeline
- c. 1316–1341Vilnius · LithuaniaRose gradually amid power struggles among his brothers, taking part in military actions against the Rus' principalities and the Polish frontier; by the early 1340s he effectively directed the Grand Duchy's eastern and southern expansion.
- 1345–1350Vilnius · LithuaniaSucceeded his brother Jaunutis as Grand Duke in 1345 and agreed with his brother Kęstutis to divide rule: Algirdas governed the east and advanced campaigns against the Golden Horde and Rus', while Kęstutis was responsible for defending the west against the Teutonic Order; in the mid-to-late 1340s he consolidated influence over Kiev and the Smolensk corridor.
Sources
- Algirdas https://www.britannica.com/biography/Algirdas
- Algirdas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algirdas