Vilnius
Capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389.
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Gediminas
Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death.
Also seen as one of the most significant individuals in early Lithuanian history, he was responsible for both building Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and establishing a dynasty that later came to rule other European countries such as Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.
Neris
The river Neris, Viliya (Ві́лія) or (Wilia) rises in northern Belarus.
It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, as its main tributary.
Vilnius Old Town
Area of 3.59 square kilometres (887 acres).
The oldest part of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, it has developed over the course of many centuries, and has been shaped by the city's history and a constantly changing cultural influence.
Second Polish Republic
Country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939.
The cultural hubs of interwar Poland – Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Wilno and Lwów – became major European cities and the sites of internationally acclaimed universities and other institutions of higher education.
Vilnius District Municipality
One of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
It surrounds the capital city of Vilnius on 3 sides, while the rest borders the Trakai District Municipality.
Vytautas
Vytautas (c.
When Kęstutis discovered this in 1381, he seized Vilnius, imprisoned Jogaila, and made himself Grand Duke.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
European state that existed from the 13th century to 1795, when the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Habsburg Empire of Austria.
A truncated state (whose principal cities were Kraków, Warsaw and Vilnius) remained that was nominally independent.
Władysław II Jagiełło
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife Jadwiga until 1399, and then sole ruler of Poland.
His name had a meaning of more courageous and superior than others, he spent most of his early time in Vilnius, at his father's manor.
Henry IV of England
Henry IV (c.
Henry spent the full year of 1390 supporting the unsuccessful siege of Vilnius (capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) by Teutonic Knights with 70 to 80 household knights.
Lithuania
Country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda.