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Gediminas

Type Figure Region Eastern Europe Time c. 1275–1341 Also known as Gedimin

Gediminas (c. 1275–1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania and brother of Vytenis, greatly expanded the realm after succeeding around 1316, advancing to Kiev …

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  1. c. 1316–1320Lithuania · LithuaniaHe succeeded after the death of his brother Vytenis, inheriting his military tradition of resistance against the Teutonic and Livonian Orders and consolidating grand ducal power.
  2. 1320–1330Vilnius · LithuaniaHe moved the capital to Vilnius and promoted urban construction, expanding eastward and southward and controlling vast areas of Belarus, making Lithuania an important power in Eastern Europe.
  3. 1330–1341Lithuania · LithuaniaHe wrote to Pope John XXII and to cities such as Riga and Bremen, discussing conversion to Christianity and trade relations, and transferred power to his eldest son before his death.

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