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Algirdas (Belarusian: Альгерд Russian: Ольгерд Polish: Olgierd) (c. 1296 – May 1377) 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. With the help of his brother Kęstutis who defended the western border of the Duchy he created a vast empire stretching from the Baltics to the Black Sea reaching within fifty miles of Moscow.

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active years end year
0014-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
0014-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1296-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1377-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Maišiagala
parent
Gediminas
predecessor
Jaunutis
successor
Władysław II Jagiełło
title
Grand Duke of Lithuania
latitude
54.9283
longitude
25.0178

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