Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania

Anna
16th-century miniature of Anna
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure4 August 1392 – 31 July 1418
Bornc. 1350
Died31 July 1418 (aged 67–68)
Trakai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Burial
SpousesVytautas
IssueSophia
HouseKęstutis (by marriage)
Fatherdisputed

Anna (Lithuanian: Ona Vytautienė; died on 31 July 1418 in Trakai[1]) was Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1392–1418). She probably was the first wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Anna was mother of Sophia of Lithuania, the wife of Vasily I of Moscow.[1] She is best remembered for helping Vytautas to escape from a prison in Kreva in 1382 and thus probably saving his life. Little is known about Anna's life and even her origins remain disputed by historians.

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