Lithuania: Political History and Notable Figures

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<p>1377 - 1434 - Jagello (All Facts) </p>

1377 - 1434 - Jagello (All Facts)

  • First Supreme Duke of Lithuania

  • He had diplomatically maneuvered to lay the foundations for the union, with the namesake out to save his own position as well as Lithuania’s future

    • He did this having long wanted to enter the sphere of western civilization

  • During his reign, he laid down the foundations for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth via marriage to Jadwiga, Queen of Poland

    • Initially a polytheist, he converted to Catholicism and was baptized after marriage

    • The marriage allowed the rivalry between the two kingdoms to end

    • Their unification allowed them to unite against the Teutonic Order, their common enemy

  • Under his reign,

    • Lithuanian nobbles proceeded to adopt the manners and traditions of the Polish aristocracy

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<p>1434 - 1444 - Wladyslaw III (All Facts) </p>

1434 - 1444 - Wladyslaw III (All Facts)

  • 2nd Supreme Duke of Lithuania

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<p>1440 - 1492 - Casimir IV (All Facts) </p>

1440 - 1492 - Casimir IV (All Facts)

  • Grand Duke of Lithuania

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<p>1492 - 1506 - Alexander Jagiellon (All Facts) </p>

1492 - 1506 - Alexander Jagiellon (All Facts)

  • Grand Duke of Lithuania

  • He issued an Edict of Expulsion against the Jews in Lithuania, forcing them to leave or be baptized