Daumantas of Lithuania
| Daumantas | |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
| Reign | 1282–1285 |
| Predecessor | Traidenis |
| Successor | Butigeidis |
| Died | 1285 |
| House | Mindaugas |
Daumantas or Dovmont (died 1285) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1282 to 1285.[1][2] Daumantas is mentioned in chronicles only once and, in absence of any other evidence, is presumed to be a short-ruled Grand Duke who inherited the title after Traidenis' death in 1281 or 1282.[3] It is assumed that Daumantas was succeeded by Grand Duke Butigeidis. The relationships between Traidenis, Daumantas, and Butegeidis are unknown.
Biography
The period between 1281/1282 (Traidenis' death) and 1289 (rule of
Gzhat River.[5] A day before the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus (August 6), the Lithuanian army was defeated by united forces of Tver, Moscow, Volokolamsk, Torzhok, Dmitrov, Zubtsov, and Rzhev. Four chronicles mention that Daumantas was taken into captivity, while others say he was killed. That is all the information that is available about Daumantas.[3]
The reason for Daumantas' invasion of Tver is not known. Chronicles also recorded another raid by the Lithuanians to
Galicia–Volhynia. Historians attempted to place the two raids in the context of sibling rivalry in Novgorod between Dmitry and Andrei, sons of Alexander Nevsky, or succession in Tver by fourteen-year-old Mikhail of Tver, but no definite conclusions can be made due to lack of written sources.[3]
References
- ISBN 0-521-45011-X.
- ISBN 978-1-4728-5150-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dediala, Ričardas (15 December 2012). "Apie nežinomąjį Daumantą" (in Lithuanian). alkas.lt.
- ISBN 5-420-01535-8.
- ^ Темушев, Виктор Николаевич (2007). Литовско-тверская граница (проблемы интерпретации источников). Российские и славянские исследования (in Russian). 2. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.