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Sigismund Kęstutaitis (in lituano Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, in polacco Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – Trakai, 20 marzo 1440) è stato un sovrano lituano, granduca di Lituania dal 1432 al 1440. Sigismond era il suo nome battesimale; il nome di nascita lituano è sconosciuto.
Sigismund Kęstutaitis ( Lithuanian: Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, Polish: Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – 20 March 1440) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis and his wife Birutė .
Sigismund Kęstutaitis assunse il potere in Lituania quando depose Švitrigaila con un colpo di stato il 31 agosto 1432. Švitrigaila fuggì, si stabilì a Polack e radunò i suoi sostenitori dalle terre slave del Granducato contro Sigismund.
Sigismund Kęstutaitis (in lituano Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, in polacco Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – Trakai, 20 marzo 1440) è stato un sovrano lituano, granduca di Lituania dal 1432 al 1440. Sigismond era il suo nome battesimale; il nome di nascita lituano è sconosciuto.
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The battle is also known as the Battle of Vilkomir or Ukmergė after Ukmergė/Vilkmergė, the nearest large settlement. It is also known as Battle of Święta/Šventoji after the Šventoji River that flows near the battle site. In Lithuanian, the battle is known as the Battle of Pabaiskas. The word "pabaiskas" is derived from Polish "pobojowisko" literall...
In October 1430, Vytautas the Great died without an heir. The Lithuanian nobles elected Švitrigaila, Jogaila's brother and Vytautas' cousin, as the new Grand Duke without first consulting with Poland. This violated the Union of Horodło of 1413, and outraged the Polish nobles. Švitrigaila prepared for war and enlisted the Teutonic Knights, Moldavia,...
Švitrigaila commanded a force of about 11,000 men: Lithuanians and Orthodox Ruthenians from Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia, Livonian Knights and their mercenaries, at least 500 Tatars from the Golden Horde, and a few Teutonic Knights. There might have been some Hussites on his side as he enlisted his nephew Sigismund Korybut, a distingu...
The battle reduced the power of the Livonian Order as its army was defeated, its Grand Master killed and of its many senior officers killed or taken prisoner. The damage to the Livonian Order caused by the battle is often compared to the consequences that the Battle of Grunwald (1410) had on the Teutonic Knights. The peace treaty was signed on Dece...
The Polish "Golden Age ", the period of the reigns of Sigismund I and Sigismund II, the last two Jagiellonian kings, or more generally the 16th century, is most often identified with the rise of the culture of Polish Renaissance.
Sigismund Kęstutaitis ( Lithuanian: Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, Polish: Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – 20 March 1440) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis and his wife Birutė. Royal seal of Sigismund.
