Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver

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Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver (Russian: Ульяна Александровна Тверская) (ca. 1325 – autumn 1392) was a daughter of Grand Prince Alexander of Tver and Anastasia of Halych.

In 1349 Grand Prince of Lithuania Algirdas sent an embassy to the Golden Horde, proposing to khan Jani Beg to an alliance against Prince Simon of Moscow; but this proposal was not accepted. Then Algirdas in 1350 concluded peace with Simon and was married for a second time to his sister-in-law (Uliana's sister Maria was married to Simon), princess Uliana of Tver.

After the death of her husband Uliana admitted to the veil with the name Marina and died after 1392.

Uliana and Algirdas had thirteen children:

  1. Jogaila (ca 1351 – 1 June 1434 Gródek Jagielloński), Grand Prince of Lithuania 1377 – 1381, 1382 – 1392, King of Poland 1386 – 1434
  2. Skirgaila (Skirgiello, Ivan; ca 1354 – 11 January 1397 Kiew), Prince of Trakai 1382 – 1395, Kiew 1395 – 1397, regent of Lithuania
  3. Korybut (Dymitr; after 1350 – after 1404), Prince of Novgorod-Seversky 1386 – 1392/93
  4. Lengvenis (baptised - Simon; 14th century – after 19 June 1431), Prince of Mstislavl, regent of Great Novgorod
  5. Korygiello (Cassimir; after 1350 – 1390), Prince of Mscislaw, regent
  6. Wigunt (Alexander; after 1350 – 28 June 1392), Prince of Kernavė
  7. Švitrigaila (Swidrygiello, Svitrigaylo, Boleslaw; ca 1370 – 10 February 1452 Luck), Prince of Witebsk 1392 – 1393, 1430 – 1436, Podolia 1400 – 1402, Novgorod-Seversky 1404 – 1408, 1420 – 1438, Czernichow 1419 – 1430, Grand Prince of Lithuania 1430 – 1432, ruler of Wolynia 1437 – 1452
  8. Kenna (Joan; ca 1350 – 27 April 1368), married to Duke Casimir IV of Pomerania
  9. Helen (after 1350 – 15 September 1438), the wife of Vladimir the Bold
  10. Mary (after 1350 - ?), Princess of Lithuania
  11. Wilheida (Catherine; after 1350 – after 4 April 1422), married to Prince John II of Mecklenburg-Stargard
  12. Alexandra (after 1350 – 19 June 1434), married to Duke Siemowit IV of Masovia
  13. Jadwiga (after 1350 – after 1407), married to Duke Hanus III of Oswiecim
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