Gediminas
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/142633
- Note
- Gediminas (Latin: Gedeminne, Gedeminnus; c. 1275 – December 1341) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341.
He is considered the founder of Lithuania´s capital Vilnius (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The Gediminids dynasty he founded and which is named after him came to rule over Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.
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