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Algirdas

Type Figure Region Lithuania Time c. 1296–1377 Also known as Olgierd

Algirdas (c. 1296–1377), Grand Duke of Lithuania, co-ruled with his brother Kęstutis from 1345, extending Lithuanian power over much of Kievan Rus', …

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  1. 1345–1371Vilnius · LithuaniaBecoming Grand Duke in 1345 after his brother Jaunutis, he divided rule with his brother Kęstutis: Algirdas governed the east and the Kievan Rus' direction, while Kęstutis handled the west against the Teutonic Knights.
  2. 1371–1377Grand Duchy of Lithuania · LithuaniaIn the 1370s he continued consolidating control over Kiev, Polotsk, and elsewhere, pursued a relatively tolerant religious policy, and maintained complex diplomacy with Moscow and the Golden Horde. Before his death in 1377 he designated succession arrangements for Jogaila and other sons.

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