Butigeidis

Butigeidis (Budikid; Belarusian: Будзікід) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1282 to 1291.[1] He is the first known and undisputed member of the Gediminids.[1]

Butigeidis
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Reign1282–1291
Coronation1282
PredecessorDaumantas
SuccessorButvydas
BornUnknown
Died1291
HouseGediminids
ReligionPaganism

He started his rule when the Livonian Order and the Teutonic Knights were finalizing their conquest of the Baltic tribes.[1] In 1289, leading about 8,000 troops, Butigeidis attacked Sambia.[1] In 1289 the Teutonic Knights built a castle in Tilsit and their raids intensified. Lithuanians were forced to abandon Kolainių Castle located on the other bank of the Neman River.[1] Butigeidis was the first to build strong castles along the Neman River.[1] The castle system was further developed after his death and helped to resist the raids until the second half of the 14th century.[1]

Butigeidis transferred Vaŭkavysk to Galicia-Volhynia in exchange for peace.[1] He died in 1290 or 1292, and his brother Butvydas (also known as Pukuveras) inherited the crown.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Butigeidis". vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  • Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas (in Lithuanian). Vytautas Spečiūnas (compiler). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2004. p. 29. ISBN 5-420-01535-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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