Vaidotas
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| Vaidotas | ||
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| Prince of Black Ruthenia | ||
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| Vaidotas commanded garrison of Kaunas Castle | ||
| Reign | 1347 – 13?? | |
| Born | 14th century | |
| Died | after 1401 | |
| Predecessor | Koriat | |
| Successor | Butaw | |
| Issue | Jerzy Dowgowt Hrycko |
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| Royal House | Gediminids | |
| Father | Kęstutis | |
Vaidotas, Wojdat (Woidete, Konstanty; 14th century - after 1401; baptized as Konstanty) was the Prince of Black Ruthenia, 1347 - 13??. Vaidotas was a son of the Grand Prince of Lithuania, Kęstutis. He was the commander of the garrison of the Kaunas Castle till 1362, when the Castle of Kaunas was besieged by Teutonic Knights. After strong resistance the castle was captured in the spring of 1362 and then destroyed. Vaidotas with the 36 remaining castle defenders was captured. Supposedly, later Vaidotas was rescued from Teutonic Knights by Kęstutis.
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[edit] Father
- Kęstutis (1297 – August 15, 1382, Krewa), Prince of Trakai, ca 1337, Grand Prince of Lithuania, 1381 – 1382
[edit] Brothers
- Patirg (14th century; baptized between 1348 - 1365; [1]), Prince
- Vaišvila (Wojszwił, Woiswil; 14th century - before 1387; [2]), Prince
- Butaw (Henryk; 14th century - after 1381; baptized in Königsberg, July 25, 1365), Prince of Black Ruthenia, 13?? - 1381
- Vytautas (Witold, Wiganda, Aleksander; 1344/1350/1352 - October 27, 1430, Lutsk; baptized (cath) October 21, 1383, as Wiganda, (orth) 1384, as Alexander), Grand Prince of Lithuania, 1392 - 1430
- Towtiwil (Konrad, Conrad; 14th century - September, 1390), baptized October 21, 1383, as Konrad), Prince of Black Ruthenia, 1386 - 1390
- Sigismund Kestutaitis (* after 1350, before 1382 - murdered March 20, 1440; baptized (cath) 1383), Prince of Troki, Prince of Możajsk 1383, Prince of Starodub 1406, Prince of Black Ruthenia 1390 - 1440, Grand Prince of Lithuania September 1, 1432 - 1440
[edit] Sisters
- Mikłowsa (Mikowa, Maria; 14th century - October 30, 1405; [3], [4]), Grand Princess of Tver, 1375 - 1404
- Danuta Warszawska (Anna; 1362 - May 25, 1448; [5]), Princess of Warsaw, shortly before September 27, 1376 - December 8, 1429
- Ryngałła (Elżbieta, Elisabeth; after 1366 - 1433; pl:Ryngałła, [6]), Princess of Masovia February 4 - June 30, 1392, Voivodess of Moldavia 1419 - 1421
[edit] Sons
- Jurij Czornaruski (14th century - ?), Prince of Black Ruthenia, 1384
- Hrycko (14th century - ?; [7]), Prince
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| Preceded by Koriat |
Prince of Black Ruthenia 1347 – 13?? |
Succeeded by Butaw |
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