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Gediminas

1275 - 1341

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Gediminas (c. 1275 – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341. He is considered the founder of Lithuania's capital Vilnius (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The Gediminids dynasty he founded and which is named after him came to rule over Poland, Hungary and Bohemia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gediminas is the 1,096th most popular politician (down from 941st in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 4th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Gediminas was a Lithuanian Grand Duke and King of Lithuania. He is most famous for founding the city of Vilnius.

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Among politicians, Gediminas ranks 1,096 out of 19,576. Before him are Ottokar II of Bohemia, Hassan Rouhani, Allen Dulles, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Handan Sultan, and Wilhelm Pieck. After him are Saud of Saudi Arabia, Clara Petacci, Harold Godwinson, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Yongzheng Emperor, and Roh Tae-woo.

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Among people born in 1275, Gediminas ranks 2. Before him is Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Marsilius of Padua, Basarab I of Wallachia, Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, John II, Duke of Brabant, Dnyaneshwar, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II. Among people deceased in 1341, Gediminas ranks 1. After him are Andronikos III Palaiologos, Öz Beg Khan, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, An-Nasir Muhammad, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, Juliana Falconieri, Leo IV, King of Armenia, John III, Duke of Brittany, Al-Mansur Abu Bakr, Martha of Denmark, and Al-Wathiq I.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Gediminas ranks 6 out of 328. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Vytautas (1352), and Czesław Miłosz (1911). After him are Mindaugas (1203), Hermann Minkowski (1864), Emma Goldman (1869), Algirdas (1296), Romain Gary (1914), and Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Gediminas ranks 4. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), and Vytautas (1352). After him are Mindaugas (1203), Algirdas (1296), Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932).

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