Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas with Gediminas' Cap as depicted in the Sapieha Genealogy in Kodeń, 1709
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Reign
1316–1341
Predecessor
Vytenis
Successor
Jaunutis
Born
c. 1275
Died
c. 1341 Raudonė, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Burial
Veliuona, Lithuania
Spouse
Vida Jaunė
Issue more...
Manvydas
Narimantas
Karijotas
Jaunutis
Algirdas
Kęstutis
Aldona
Liubartas
Dynasty
Gediminids
Father
Butvydas
Gediminas (Latin: Gedeminne,[1]Gedeminnus;[2] c. 1275 – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316[3][4] until his death in 1341.[5][6]
He is considered the founder of Lithuania's capital Vilnius (see: Iron Wolf legend).[6] During his reign, he brought under his rule lands from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.[7][8] The Gediminids dynasty he founded and which is named after him came to rule over Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.[5][6][9]
^Gediminas' letter to Lübeck, 1323.VII.18
^Gediminas' letter to Riga, 1326.III.2
^Plakans 2011, p. 51
^Christiansen 1980, p. 154
^ ab"Gediminas | grand duke of Lithuania". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ abc"Gediminas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^Pelenski 1998
^Bugajski 2002, p. 125
^"Gediminaičiai". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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