Suchergebnisse
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This category includes historical battles in which the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (12th century–18th century) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. See Category:Battles involving Lithuania for later events. For convenience, all Sieges involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania should be included in this category.
The duchy became a leading Polish and Lithuanian Lutheran and printing center. In the mid-16th century in Königsberg were published the first translation of the New Testament into Polish by Stanisław Murzynowski and the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas , which is the first printed book in the Lithuanian language.
Anna ( Lithuanian: Ona Vytautienė; died on 31 July 1418 in Trakai [1]) was Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1392–1418). She probably was the first wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Anna was mother of Sophia of Lithuania, the wife of Vasily I of Moscow. [1] She is best remembered for helping Vytautas to escape from a prison in ...
The Grand Duke of Finland was the Romanov Emperor of Russia, represented by the Governor-General. Due to the governmental structure of the Russian Empire and Finnish initiative, the Grand Duchy's autonomy expanded until the end of the 19th century. The Senate of Finland, founded in 1809, became the most important governmental organ and the ...
History. The mint was founded on 17 October 1665, during the reign of Grand Duke John II Casimir Vasa of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Building of the mint (10 × 25 meters in size) was located in Kaunas Town Hall Square and was governed by A. G. fon Horn, whose initials GFH were minted on the coins as well.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Kingdom of Lithuania was a sovereign state that existed from the 17 July 1251 until the death of the first crowned king of Lithuania, Mindaugas, on 12 September 1263. [1] Mindaugas was the only Lithuanian monarch crowned king with the assent of the Pope and the head of the first catholic Lithuanian state.
Algirdas ( Belarusian: Альгерд, romanized : Alhierd; Ukrainian: Ольге́рд, О́льґерд, romanized : Olherd, Olgerd, Polish: Olgierd; c. 1296 – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. [1] With the help of his brother Kęstutis (who defended the western border of the Duchy) he created an empire stretching ...
