| Traidenis | |
|---|---|
 Imaginative depiction of Traidenis by Alexander Guagnini, 16th-century | |
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
| Reign | 1269–1282 |
| Predecessor | Shvarn |
| Successor | Daumantas |
| Duke of Kernavė | |
| Reign | until 1269 |
| Born | 1220 |
| Died | Spring 1282 Kernavė |
| Spouse | Anna of Mazovia |
| Issue | Gaudemunda of Lithuania |
| House | Mindaugas |
Traidenis (Polish: Trojden; Belarusian: Трайдзень; died 1282) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1269 or 1270 until 1282.[1] He is the second most prominent grand duke of Lithuania in the 13th century after Mindaugas. His reign ended a seven-year unrest period after Mindaugas was assassinated in 1263 and firmly established the Grand Duchy as a pagan state for another hundred years.[2]
Traidenis expanded the Grand Duchy into the territories of Sudovians and Semigalians and strengthened its presence in Black Ruthenia. Unlike Mindaugas, Traidenis did not concentrate on expansion into the east.
- ^ Galeotti, Mark (17 January 2023). Teutonic Knight Vs Lithuanian Warrior: The Lithuanian Crusade 1283–1435. Bloomsbury USA. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4728-5150-5.
- ^ Dubonis, Artūras. "Lietuva po karaliaus Mindaugo mirties: kova dėl sosto 1264 - 1268 m. - Panevėžio Elenos Mezginaitės viešoji biblioteka". panbiblioteka.lt. Retrieved 27 March 2021.