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Vytenis

Type Figure Region Eastern Europe Time c. 1265–1316 Also known as Vytenis

Vytenis (c. 1260s–1316) was Grand Duke of Lithuania and brother of Gediminas.…

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  1. c. 1295–1305Lithuania · LithuaniaSucceeded around 1295 and immediately launched several campaigns against the Teutonic Order, defeating its expansionist attempts in battles such as those at Sudaŭ and Sovа.
  2. 1305–1310Eastern Baltic coast · Eastern EuropeContinued to press the Livonian Order, consolidating strategic strongpoints such as Nemunstis and Daugavpils, and expanding Lithuania's influence along Baltic trade routes.
  3. 1310–1316Lithuania · LithuaniaMaintained military pressure on the Orders in his later years; died in 1316 and was succeeded by his brother Gediminas, opening an era of further Lithuanian expansion.

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