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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 sole Duke of Trakai from 1342 to 1382 and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1342 to 1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila (from 1377 to 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 191,485 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Kęstutis is the 1,790th most popular politician (up from 1,853rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 14th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kęstutis ranks 1,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Ish-bosheth, Amon of Judah, Ashurnasirpal II, Boris I of Bulgaria, Abulfaz Elchibey, and Danjong of Joseon. After him are Jehoram of Judah, Antonia Minor, Charles II of Navarre, Mieszko I of Poland, Xerxes II of Persia, and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Kęstutis ranks 13 out of 328. Before him are Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Hermann Minkowski (1864), Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858), Emma Goldman (1869), Algirdas (1296), and Pyotr Wrangel (1878). After him are César Cui (1835), Romain Gary (1914), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Jascha Heifetz (1901), Emilia Plater (1806), and Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Kęstutis ranks 7. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Vytautas (1352), Gediminas (1275), Mindaugas (1203), and Algirdas (1296). After him are Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Antanas Smetona (1874), Hacı I Giray (1397), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), and Algirdas Brazauskas (1932).

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