Shvarn | |
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![]() Depiction of Shvarn by M. Barvicki, 1908 | |
Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
Reign | 1267–1269 |
Predecessor | Vaišvilkas |
Successor | Traidenis |
Born | c. 1230 Halych (now Ukraine) |
Died | c. 1269 Kholm (modern Chełm, Poland) |
Spouse | Sister of Vaišvilkas |
House | Monomakhovichi[1] |
Father | Daniel of Galicia |
Mother | Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod (daughter of Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold) |
Shvarn or Shvarno (Lithuanian: Švarnas; Belarusian: Шварн Данілавіч; Ukrainian: Шварно Данилович, romanized: Shvarno Danylovych;[2] c. 1230 – c. 1269) was the prince of Kholm from 1264 to 1269, and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1267 to 1269.[3][4] An influential leader, he became involved in internal struggles of power within the neighboring Grand Duchy of Lithuania.