1350 Births - Manuel II Palaiologos, Richard Whittington, Jehuda Cresques, Dmitry Donskoy, John I of Aragon, Vytautas, Vincent Ferrer (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Manuel II Palaiologos, Richard Whittington, Jehuda Cresques, Dmitry Donskoy, John I of Aragon, Vytautas, Vincent Ferrer, Alice Holland, Countess of Kent, Sir Peter Buckton, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Hedwig of Sagan, Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Samuel of Dabra Wagag, John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Antonia Visconti, Profiat Duran, Hrvoje Vuk i Hrvatini, William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, Leonor Telles de Menezes, John I Stanley of the Isle of Man, Anabella Drummond, Muhammad ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Jazari, Richard le Scrope, Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, Spinello Aretino, Abraham Abigdor, Molla emseddin Fenari, Karma Lingpa, Sidi El Houari, Niccolo da Tolentino, Johannes von Tepl, Agnolo Gaddi, Florens Radewyns, Lorenzo di Bicci, Alvarez of Cordoba, Antonio Panciera, John Hawley, Zavi ze Zap, Adeliza de Borgomanero. Excerpt: Vytautas (Lithuanian: .), Belarusian: , Polish: , Rusyn: Vitovt, Latin: Alexander Vitoldus, Italian: Vito il Grande); styled "the Great" from the 15th century onwards; c. 1350 - October 27, 1430) was one of the most famous rulers of medieval Lithuania. Vytautas was the ruler (1392-1430) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which chiefly encompassed the Lithuanians and Ruthenians. He was also the Prince of Hrodna (1370-1382) and the Prince of Lutsk (1387-1389), postulated king of Hussites. In modern Lithuania, Vytautas is revered as a national hero and was an important figure in the national rebirth in the 19th century. Vytautas is a popular male given name in Lithuania. In commemoration of 500 years of Vytautas' death Vytautas Magnus University was named after him. Monuments in his honour were built in many towns in the independent Republic of Lithuania during the interwar period, 1918-1939. Vytautas' father, K stutis, and his uncle Algirdas, were brothers and ...