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Vytautas

Type Figure Region Eastern Europe Time c. 1350–1430 Also known as Vytautas the Great、Vitold、维陶塔斯大帝

Vytautas (c. 1350–1430), Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1392, was a military commander and statesman who allied with Poland to deal the Teutonic Order …

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  1. 1381–1383Trakai · LithuaniaA Lithuanian civil war broke out in 1381–1382, with his father Kęstutis and Jogaila contending for the grand ducal throne; in 1382 Kęstutis was imprisoned by Jogaila and died at Kreva Castle, and Vytautas promptly fled to the lands of the Teutonic Order.
  2. 1384–1387Prussia · Teutonic Order stateWith the aid of the Teutonic Order he counterattacked Lithuania in 1384–1386; conflict continued after Jogaila was crowned King of Poland in 1386, and the two sides fought again in 1389–1392, with Vytautas at one point turning back to the Order.
  3. 1392–1411Vilnius · LithuaniaIn 1392 he signed the Astrava (Ostrovo) agreement with Jogaila, gaining actual rule of Lithuania (formally Grand Duke in 1401). He then integrated military and civil affairs, and in 1409–1411 jointly launched the 'Great War' with Poland, crushing the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.

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