Andrei of Polotsk
Eldest son Algirdas, Duke of Pskov and Polotsk
About Andrei of Polotsk
Lived 1325 – 1399 (aged 73–74).
Andrei of Polotsk (; ; ; – 12 August 1399) was the eldest son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his first wife Maria of Vitebsk. He was the Prince of Pskov (through his deputy Yuri, 1342–1348) and Polotsk (1342–1387). However, he stayed there for a very short time and returned to Lithuania. Reasons are not entirely clear, but historians speculate it was related to death of his great-uncle Vainius, Duke of Polotsk.
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Who was Andrei of Polotsk?
Eldest son Algirdas, Duke of Pskov and Polotsk
When was Andrei of Polotsk born?
Andrei of Polotsk was born in 1325 in Vilnius.
When did Andrei of Polotsk die?
Andrei of Polotsk died on 12 August 1399 in Vorskla.
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