Birutė
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Palanga |
Lithuania | |
Died | Brest |
Belarus | |
1382 | |
Brest | |
Belarus | |
Spouse | Kieystut |
Children | Vytautas |
Sigismund Kęstutaitis | |
Rimgailė | |
Tautvilas Kęstutaitis | |
Danutė of Lithuania | |
Patsirg Keystutovich | |
Butautas | |
Great grandchildren | Vasily II of Moscow |
Anna of Moscow | |
Grandchildren | Sophia of Lithuania |
Michael Žygimantaitis | |
Konrad Januszowic | |
Bolesław Januszowic | |
Date of birth | January 1,1330 |
Great grandchild | Vasily II of Moscow |
Boris of Tver | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1763394 |
Birutė Life story
Birutė was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birutė's life, but after her death a strong cult developed among Lithuanians, especially in Samogitia.