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Kęstutis

1297 - 1382

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Kęstutis (Latin: Kinstut, Lithuanian pronunciation: [kæːsˈtutɪs]; c. 1297 – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila (until 1381). The name "Kęstutis" is a derivative from the old form of the name Kęstas, which is a shortened version of such Lithuanian names as Kęstaras, Kęstautas (there kęs-ti means to cope). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kęstutis has received more than 172,614 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Kęstutis is the 1,859th most popular politician (up from 2,293rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 16th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Kęstutis is most famous for being the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1382 to 1392. He was the son of Grand Duke Algirdas and his first wife, Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver.

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  • 65.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kęstutis ranks 1,859 out of 15,577. Before him are François Ravaillac, Canute IV of Denmark, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Ibrahim Rugova, Martin of Aragon, and Aşub Sultan. After him are Thomas Bach, Alfonso XI of Castile, Fumio Kishida, Justin II, William II of Sicily, and Sancho II of Castile and León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1297, Kęstutis ranks 2. Before him is Andronikos III Palaiologos. After him are Emperor Hanazono, Marjorie Bruce, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, and Louis of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1382, Kęstutis ranks 3. Before him are Louis I of Hungary and Joanna I of Naples. After him are Nicole Oresme, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy, Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans, Lala Şahin Pasha, Birutė, Andrea Contarini, Peter II of Cyprus, and Michele Morosini.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Kęstutis ranks 14 out of 287. Before him are Romain Gary (1914), Algirdas (1296), Emma Goldman (1869), Hermann Minkowski (1864), César Cui (1835), and Pyotr Wrangel (1878). After him are Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Petr Shelokhonov (1929), Antanas Smetona (1874), Jascha Heifetz (1901), and Barbara Radziwiłł (1520).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Kęstutis ranks 7. Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Józef Piłsudski (1867), Vytautas (1352), Mindaugas (1203), Gediminas (1275), and Algirdas (1296). After him are Antanas Smetona (1874), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), and Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956).

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