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Sigismund Kęstutaitis

1365 - 1440

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Sigismund Kęstutaitis (Lithuanian: Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis, Polish: Zygmunt Kiejstutowicz; 1365 – 20 March 1440) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1432 to 1440. Sigismund was his baptismal name, while his pagan Lithuanian birth name is unknown. He was the son of Grand Duke Kęstutis and his wife Birutė. After the death of Kęstutis, he was a prisoner of Jogaila from 1382 to 1384. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund Kęstutaitis is the 4,526th most popular politician (down from 3,849th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Sigismund Kęstutaitis was a Lithuanian prince and the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1592 to 1632. He is most famous for being the last male of the House of Gediminas, the ruling dynasty of Lithuania.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund Kęstutaitis ranks 4,526 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, Zuzana Čaputová, Robert I, Count of Flanders, Juan Negrín, Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, and Emperor Ninken. After him are Túpac Huallpa, Filipe Nyusi, Alexander III of Scotland, Emperor Seiwa, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Robert III of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1365, Sigismund Kęstutaitis ranks 3. Before him are Christine de Pizan, and U of Goryeo. After him are William II, Duke of Bavaria, Violant of Bar, Niccolò de' Niccoli, and Gregory Tsamblak. Among people deceased in 1440, Sigismund Kęstutaitis ranks 4. Before him are Gilles de Rais, Frances of Rome, and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Cennino Cennini, Itzcoatl, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, and Irene Gattilusio.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Sigismund Kęstutaitis ranks 35 out of 328. Before him are Hacı I Giray (1397), Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), Andrew Schally (1926), and Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943). After him are Boris Skossyreff (1896), Treniota (1210), Andrius Kubilius (1956), Skirgaila (1354), Moshe Arens (1925), and Isaac Levitan (1860).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Sigismund Kęstutaitis ranks 16. Before him are Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Hacı I Giray (1397), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), and Gitanas Nausėda (1964). After him are Boris Skossyreff (1896), Treniota (1210), Andrius Kubilius (1956), Skirgaila (1354), Birutė (1317), and Leo Jogiches (1867).

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