Father Algirdas Parents Algirdas, Uliana of Tver Role Algirdas' daughter | Name Alexandra Lithuania Mother Uliana of Tver Siblings Wladyslaw II Jagiello | |
Noble family Gediminids (by birth)
House of Piast (by marriage) Died April 20, 1434, Plock, Poland Spouse Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia (m. 1387) Children Cymburgis of Masovia, Euphemia of Masovia Similar People Algirdas, Gediminas, Vytautas, Kestutis, Cymburgis of Masovia | ||
Alexandra (Polish: Aleksandra, Lithuanian: Aleksandra; died 20 April 1434 in Płock) was the youngest daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife, Uliana of Tver. Though Alexandra's exact date of birth is not known, it is thought that she was born in the late 1360s or early 1370s. In 1387, she married Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia, and bore him thirteen children.
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Life
On 12 December 1385, few months after the Union of Krewo, Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia, reached a compromise with king Jadwiga of Poland and her intended consort king Jogaila (Władysław II Jagiełło), brother of Alexandra. Siemowit IV agreed to cease his rival claims to the Kingdom of Poland, pay homage to Jadwiga and Jogaila, and to assume position of a hereditary vassal to the Polish Crown in exchange for 10,000 Prague groschen and fief Duchy of Belz. The agreement was solidified by marriage of Siemowit IV and Alexandra in 1387.
Alexandra died and was buried in Płock. Her final resting place is likely a church of the Dominican Order.
Issue
In her union with Siemowit, Alexandra bore 13 children—five sons and eight daughters.
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Daughters:
Grandchildren of Alexandra and Siemowit IV included Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Przemyslaus II, Duke of Cieszyn, Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania and Dorothy Garai.