Gediminas
| Gediminas | |
|---|---|
Engraving from the "Description of Sarmatian Europe" by Alexander Guagnini, 1578. | |
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
| Reign | 1316–1341 |
| Predecessor | Vytenis |
| Successor | Jaunutis |
| Born | c. 1275 |
| Died | c. 1341 Raudonė, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Vida Jaunė |
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| Dynasty | Gediminids |
| Father | Butvydas |
| Religion | Lithuanian polytheism |
Gediminas (c. 1275 – December 1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death in 1341. Gediminas is traditionally considered to have been the founder of Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania (see: Iron Wolf legend). During his reign, he brought under his rule lands streching 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.