Vytautas the Great

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Vytautas the Great was the Grand Duke of Lithuania (r. c. 1392–1430) who expanded the Grand Duchy to its greatest territorial extent and played a central role in Eastern European politics, including the Polish-Lithuanian union and conflicts with the Teutonic Order and the Golden Horde.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern European monarch ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
aimedFor coronation as King of Lithuania ⓘ
ally Władysław II Jagiełło ⓘ
battle Battle of Grunwald ⓘ
Battle of the Vorskla River ⓘ
Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) ⓘ
Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) ⓘ
birthDate c. 1350 ⓘ
burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius ⓘ
commemoratedBy Vytautas Magnus University ⓘ
monuments in Kaunas and other Lithuanian cities ⓘ
conflictWith Golden Horde ⓘ
Muscovy ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
cousin Jogaila ⓘ
deathDate 1430-10-27 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Lithuanians ⓘ
father Kęstutis ⓘ
givenName Vytautas ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great
honorific the Great ⓘ
influenced development of the Polish–Lithuanian union ⓘ
legacy considered a national hero of Lithuania ⓘ
mother Birutė ⓘ
nobleFamily Gediminid dynasty ⓘ
notableAchievement central figure in Eastern European politics in late 14th and early 15th centuries ⓘ
co-led victory at the Battle of Grunwald ⓘ
defeated the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Grunwald ⓘ
led Grand Duchy of Lithuania to its greatest territorial extent ⓘ
organized campaign against the Golden Horde culminating in the Battle of the Vorskla River ⓘ
played key role in Polish–Lithuanian union ⓘ
notableWork expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
placeOfBirth Trakai ⓘ
placeOfDeath Trakai ⓘ
positionHeld Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
predecessor Jogaila ⓘ
reignEnd 1430 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1392 ⓘ
relative Jogaila ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
signed Union of Horodło ⓘ
Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
spouse Anna of Smolensk ⓘ
Juliana Olshanska ⓘ
successor Švitrigaila ⓘ

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Lutsk Conference of 1429 → participant → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania → notableRuler → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Vytautas Magnus University → namedAfter → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Battle of Grunwald → commander → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania → titleHolder → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania → notableHolder → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Congress of Monarchs → organizedBy → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Congress of Monarchs → hostedBy → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Congress of Monarchs → attendee → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Jogaila → successorAsGrandDukeOfLithuania → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Vytautas the Great → givenName → Vytautas ⓘ
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Union of Horodło → signedBy → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Union of Horodło → coRuledBy → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Union of Horodło → recognizedTitleOf → Vytautas as Grand Duke of Lithuania under supremacy of the Polish king ⓘ
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Christianization of Lithuania → mainProponent → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Vasili I of Moscow → sonInLawOf → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Vytautas Magnus University → namedAfter → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
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Vytauto prospektas → namedAfter → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Grunwald Monument in Kraków → commemorates → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Battle of Grunwald → depicts → Grand Duke Vytautas ⓘ
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Gediminid dynasty → notableMember → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Sophia of Lithuania → father → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Great War (1409–1411) → significantCommander → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Battle of the Vorskla River → commander → Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great
Battle of the Vorskla River → commander → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Battle of the Vorskla River → opponent → Vytautas of Lithuania ⓘ
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Švitrigaila → sibling → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Švitrigaila → predecessor → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Birutė → child → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Birutė → motherOf → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Anna of Smolensk → spouse → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Anna of Smolensk → marriedToTitleHolder → Grand Duke Vytautas ⓘ
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Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius → notableBurial → Vytautas the Great (symbolic or disputed remains) ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great
Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) → opponent → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Union of Vilnius and Radom → confirmedBy → Grand Duke Vytautas the Great ⓘ
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Union of Vilnius and Radom → grantedTitleTo → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Union of Vilnius and Radom → associatedPerson → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Juliana Olshanska → spouse → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Juliana Olshanska → spouse → Grand Duke Vytautas ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great
Juliana Olshanska → associatedWith → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Kęstutis → father → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Kęstutis → child → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Kęstutis → alliedWith → Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Vytis → associatedWith → Grand Duke Vytautas the Great ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great
Horodło Union → associatedWithRuler → Vytautas the Great ⓘ