House of Kestutis
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The family of Kęstutis
Kestutis
Kęstutis was monarch of medieval Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–82, together with his brother Algirdas , and with his nephew Jogaila...

, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1381–1382), is listed here. He co-ruled with his brother Algirdas
Algirdas
Algirdas was a monarch of medieval Lithuania. Algirdas ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, which chiefly meant monarch of Lithuanians and Ruthenians...

 from 1345 to 1377.

Parents

  • Gediminas (ca 1275 – winter 1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316–1341)
  • Jewna
    Jewna
    Jewna was daughter of Prince Ivan of Polatsk and wife of Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Samogitia . She is mentioned in written sources only once – the Bychowiec Chronicle, a late and unreliable source...

     (died in 1344), daughter of Prince Ivan of Polotsk

Brothers

  • Algirdas
    Algirdas
    Algirdas was a monarch of medieval Lithuania. Algirdas ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, which chiefly meant monarch of Lithuanians and Ruthenians...

     (ca 1300 – end of May 1377), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1345–1377)
  • Manvydas
    Manvydas
    Manvydas or Monwid was the eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and inherited Kernavė and Slonim after his father's death in 1341. It is believed that he died in the Battle of Strėva in 1348.-References:...

     (ca 1300–1348), Duke of Kernavė
    Kernave
    Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site . It is located in the Širvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania...

     and Slonim
    Slonim
    Slonim is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna. The population in 2008 was 50,800.-Etymology and historical names:...

     (1341–1348)
  • Narimantas (baptized Gleb; ca 1300–1348), Duke of Pinsk
    Pinsk
    Pinsk , a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000...

    , Polock and Novgorod
  • Jaunutis
    Jaunutis
    Jaunutis was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from his father Gediminas' death in 1341 until he was deposed by his elder brothers Algirdas and Kęstutis in 1345....

     (baptized Iwan; ca 1300 – after 1366), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1341–1345), Duke of Izjaslawl (1346–1366)
  • Karijotas (baptized Michal; ca 1300 – ca 1362), Prince of Navahradak
    Navahradak
    -Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First Chronicle and Fourth Novgorod Chronicle in 1044 in relation to a war of Yaroslav I the Wise against Lithuanian tribes. It was also mentioned in the Hypatian Codex under 1252 as Novogorodok -Early history:First mentioned in the Sophian First...

     (1341–1362)
  • Liubartas (baptized Dymitr; ca 1300–1384), Volodymyr-Volynskyi
    Volodymyr-Volynskyi
    Volodymyr-Volynsky is a city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Volodymyr-Volynsky District, the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...

     and Luck
    Luck
    Luck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense...

     (1340–1384)

Sisters

  • Maria (ca. 1300–1349), Princess of Lithuania
  • Aldona of Lithuania (Anna; after 1309 – 26 May 1339), Princess of Lithuania, Queen of Poland (1333–1339)
  • Damilla (baptized Elzbieta; died in 1364), Princess of Płock
  • Eufemia (died on 5 February 1342), Princess of Halicz and Volodymyr-Volynskyi
    Volodymyr-Volynskyi
    Volodymyr-Volynsky is a city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Volodymyr-Volynsky District, the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...

    -Halicz
  • Aigusta (Anastazja; died on 11 March 1345), Grand Princess of Vladimir
    Vladimir
    Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...

    -Moscow

Sons

  • Vaidotas
    Vaidotas
    Vaidotas or Wojdat was a son of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. In reliable historical sources he is mentioned only twice....

     (died after 1401), Duke of Navahrudak
  • Vaišvilas
    Vaišvilas
    Vaišvilas was a Lithuanian noble and sometimes is considered as one of the sons of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1358 Kęstutis and Masovian princes formed a commission to settle border disputes. The Lithuanian side was represented by Vaišvilas , Patirgas, possibly another son of Kęstutis,...

     (died ca. 1387)
  • Butautas (Henryk; died after 1381)
  • Vytautas the Great
    Vytautas the Great
    Vytautas ; styled "the Great" from the 15th century onwards; c. 1350 October 27, 1430) was one of the most famous rulers of medieval Lithuania. Vytautas was the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which chiefly encompassed the Lithuanians and Ruthenians...

      (ca. 1350 – 27 October 1430 in Lutsk
    Lutsk
    Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...

    ), Grand Duke of Lithuania (1392–1430)
  • Tautvilas Kęstutaitis (Conrad; died in September 1390), Prince of Black Ruthenia
    Black Ruthenia
    Black Ruthenia, Black Rus or Black Russia are variant conventional terms used for a region around Navahrudak , in the western part of contemporary Belarus on the upper reaches of the Neman River for the time period between the 13th and 14th centuries...

     (1386–1390)
  • Žygimantas Kęstutaitis (after 1350 – murdered on 20 March 1440), Duke of Trakai
    Trakai
    Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The town covers 11.52 km2 of...

    , Grand Duke of Lithuania (1432–1440)

Daughters

  • Mikova (Maria; died in 1404), Grand Princess of Tver
    Tver
    Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...

     (1375–1404?)
  • Danutė of Lithuania
    Danute of Lithuania
    Danutė of Lithuania was a Lithuanian princess, daughter of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. She was married to Janusz I of Warsaw, one of the dukes of Masovia. Very little reliable information is known about her life.The date of her marriage is confused in many sources...

     (Anna; 1362 – 25 May 1448), Princess of Warsaw
    Warsaw
    Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

     (1376–1429)
  • Rymgajla
    Rymgajla
    Rymgajla was daughter of Birutė and Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and thus sister of Vytautas the Great. Rimgailė is a typical dual-stemmed pagan Lithuanian name constructed from rim- + gail- , which is quite common in Lithuania at present.By marriage with Henry of Masovia, she was Princess of...

     (Elisabeth; died in 1433), Princess of Masovia (4 February – 30 June 1392), Voivodess of Moldavia
    Moldavia
    Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...

    (1419–1421)
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