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Algirdas

1296 - 1377

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Algirdas (c. 1296 – May 1377) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his brother Kęstutis (who defended the western border of the Duchy) he created an empire stretching from the present Baltic states to the Black Sea and to within 80 kilometres (50 miles) of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Algirdas is the 1,525th most popular politician (down from 1,504th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 11th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Algirdas was a Lithuanian ruler. He is most famous for his victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.

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Among politicians, Algirdas ranks 1,525 out of 19,576. Before him are Rafic Hariri, Andronikos III Palaiologos, Öljaitü, Ivan V of Russia, Numerian, and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria. After him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Frederick VII of Denmark, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Emperor Yao, and Töregene Khatun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1296, Algirdas ranks 3. Before him are John of Bohemia, and Gregory Palamas. After him are Blanche of Burgundy, Shi Nai'an, and Edward I, Count of Bar. Among people deceased in 1377, Algirdas ranks 3. Before him are Edward III of England, and Guillaume de Machaut. After him are Frederick the Simple, Urus Khan, Vladislav I of Wallachia, Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, and Al-Ashraf Sha'ban.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Algirdas ranks 10 out of 328. Before him are Vytautas (1352), Czesław Miłosz (1911), Gediminas (1275), Mindaugas (1203), Hermann Minkowski (1864), and Emma Goldman (1869). After him are Romain Gary (1914), Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858), Wilfrid Voynich (1865), Kęstutis (1297), Emilia Plater (1806), and Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Algirdas ranks 6. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Vytautas (1352), Gediminas (1275), and Mindaugas (1203). After him are Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932).

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