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Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas
Gediminas (about 1275-1341 years) is Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1316-1341).
In the time of Gediminas, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became a powerful Eastern European state, the territory doubled by unifying the main historical areas of Belarus: Ponemonje, Berestje area, Turov-Pinsk area, Polotsk and Vitebsk area.
He relocated his residence from Novogrudok to Vilna, which became the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Gediminas gained fame and authority far beyond the borders of his state in his lifetime.
He founded a great dynasty that ruled several states of Central and Eastern Europe for more than two hundred years.
He went down in history as a talented commander, a fighter against the Crusaders, the founder of Lida city (the city of Lida) and the Lida Castle.
In the time of Gediminas, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became a powerful Eastern European state, the territory doubled by unifying the main historical areas of Belarus: Ponemonje, Berestje area, Turov-Pinsk area, Polotsk and Vitebsk area.
He relocated his residence from Novogrudok to Vilna, which became the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Gediminas gained fame and authority far beyond the borders of his state in his lifetime.
He founded a great dynasty that ruled several states of Central and Eastern Europe for more than two hundred years.
He went down in history as a talented commander, a fighter against the Crusaders, the founder of Lida city (the city of Lida) and the Lida Castle.