Duchy of Lithuania
| Duchy of Lithuania | |||||||
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| Division of Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||||||
| 13th century–1413 | |||||||
Domain of King Mindaugas (dark yellow) during the times of the Kingdom of Lithuania, making up the initial Duchy of Lithuania. | |||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Type | Feudal monarchy | ||||||
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |||||||
• ca. 1236–1263 | Mindaugas | ||||||
• 1295–1316 | Vytenis | ||||||
• 1316–1341 | Gediminas | ||||||
• 1345–1377 | Algirdas | ||||||
• 1377–1392 | Jogaila | ||||||
• 1392–1413 | Vytautas | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 13th century | ||||||
| 1413 | |||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||
The Duchy of Lithuania (Latin: Ducatus Lithuaniae; Lithuanian: Lietuvos kunigaikštystė) was a state-territorial formation of ethnic Lithuanians that existed from the 13th century to 1413. For most of its existence, it was a constituent part and a nucleus of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Other alternative names of the territorial formation, used in different periods, were Aukštaitija or Land of Lithuania (13th century), Duchy of Vilnius (14th – early 15th centuries), Lithuania proper, or simply Lithuania (in a narrow sense).