Realm · 1220–1449
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania appears on the map from 1220 to 1449. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1375, it covered about 815,401 km².
Lithuania was the last pagan state in Europe. Facing the crusading Teutonic Knights, Baltic tribes united under Mindaugas in the 1230s; he was briefly crowned a Christian king in 1253. Gediminas made Vilnius his capital in the early 14th century, and he and his son Algirdas expanded south-east into the lands of the former Kievan Rus, weakened by the Mongols, so that most of the grand duchy's subjects were Orthodox Slavs. More about Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
See Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the map in 1375
- On the map
- 1220–1449
- Greatest extent
- 1375, about 815,401 km²
- Part of
- Polish-Lithuania Kingdom
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1220–1226 | 60,824 km² |
| 1227–1240 | 60,471 km² |
| 1241–1249 | 60,513 km² |
| 1250–1259 | 166,477 km² |
| 1260–1271 | 90,777 km² |
| 1272–1293 | 91,051 km² |
| 1294–1313 | 91,094 km² |
| 1314–1325 | 190,067 km² |
| 1326–1351 | 282,660 km² |
| 1352–1362 | 292,674 km² |
| 1363–1374 | 763,775 km² |
| 1375–1384 | 815,401 km² |
| 1385–1394 | 811,346 km² |
| 1395–1401 | 806,616 km² |
| 1402–1406 | 686,731 km² |
| 1407–1414 | 761,211 km² |
| 1415–1421 | 801,567 km² |
| 1422–1430 | 801,213 km² |
| 1431–1439 | 746,428 km² |
| 1440–1449 | 746,628 km² |
Related
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania empire