Traidenis

Traidenis
Imaginative depiction of Traidenis by Alexander Guagnini, 16th-century
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Reign1269–1282
PredecessorShvarn
SuccessorDaumantas
Duke of Kernavė
Reignuntil 1269
Born1220
DiedSpring 1282
Kernavė
SpouseAnna of Mazovia
IssueGaudemunda of Lithuania
HouseMindaugas

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dubonis, Artūras. "Lietuva po karaliaus Mindaugo mirties: kova dėl sosto 1264 - 1268 m. - Panevėžio Elenos Mezginaitės viešoji biblioteka". panbiblioteka.lt. Retrieved 27 March 2021.