Butigeidis
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Butigeidis (Budzikid) was the Grand Prince of Lithuania 1285 – 1291.
He started his rule when the Livonian Order and the Teutonic Knights were finishing their conquest of the Baltic tribes. In 1289, leading about 8,000 troops, Butigeidis attacked Sambia. In 1289 the Teutonic Knights built a castle in present-day Sovetsk (Tilsit) and their raids intensified. Lithuanians were forced to abandon Koklainiai Castle located on the other bank of the river. Butigeidis was the first to build strong castles along the Neman River. The castle system was further developed after his death and helped to resist the raids untill the second half of the 14th century.
He transfered Vaŭkavysk to Halych-Volhynia in exchange for peace. He died in 1290 or 1292, and his brother Butvydas (also known as Pukuveras) inherited the crown.
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(Source: "Families of the Nobility of the Russian Empire. Second Volume. Princes", St. Petersburg, 1995, ISBN 5-86153-004-1, ISBN 5-86153-012-2 (T. 2), pg. 26.)
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- Butvydas (Pukuwer; 13th century – 1295), Grand Prince of Lithuania 1291 – 1295
[edit] Sister
- Gaudemunda (baptized as Sophia), Duchess of Masovia
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[edit] References
- (Lithuanian) (2004) Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas, Vytautas Spečiūnas (compiler), Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 29. ISBN 5-240-01535-8.
- (Russian) "Families of the Nobility of the Russian Empire. Second Volume. Princes", St. Petersburg, 1995, ISBN 5-86153-004-1, ISBN 5-86153-012-2 (T. 2), pg. 26.
| Preceded by: Daumantas |
Grand Prince of Lithuania 1285-1291 |
Succeeded by: Butvydas |
