Maria of Vitebsk
Maria of Vitebsk (died before 1349) was the first wife of Algirdas, future Grand Duke of Lithuania (marriage took place around 1318).
Life
[edit | edit source]Very little is known about her life. The only child of a Russian prince Yaroslav,[1] Maria was the only heir to the Principality of Vitebsk.[2] After her father's death c. 1345, Vitebsk fell permanently under control of Algirdas and other Gediminids.[3]
Maria gave birth to five sons, all of whom grew up while Algirdas was still only a regional duke in Christianized lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[4] All five sons were baptized in Orthodox rite and ruled Russian lands giving rise to prominent clans of Russian dukes (Trubetskoy family from Demetrius I Starshy, Czartoryski family from Constantine, Sanguszko family from Fiodor, Belsky and Olelkovich families from Vladimir).[4]
After Maria's death, Algirdas married another Russian princess, Uliana of Tver.[5] After Algirdas' death, the eldest sons of Maria and Uliana battled over succession rights.
References
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