Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver

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Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver (Russian: Ульяна Александровна Тверская) (c. 1325 – autumn 1392) was a daughter of Grand Prince Alexander of Tver and Anastasia of Halych, and second wife of Grand Prince of Lithuania Algirdas[1].

In 1349 Algirdas the Grand Prince of Lithuania sent an embassy to the Golden Horde, proposing to khan Jani Beg to form an alliance against Prince Simon of Moscow; but this proposal was not accepted. Then Algirdas in 1350 concluded peace with Simon and was married for a second time to his sister-in-law (Uliana's sister Maria was married to Simon), princess Uliana of Tver.

After the death of her husband Uliana became a nun under the name Marina. She died after 1392.

Uliana and Algirdas had thirteen children:

  1. Jogaila (ca 1351 – 1 June 1434 Gródek Jagielloński), Grand Prince of Lithuania 1377 – 1381, 1382 – 1392, King of Poland 1386 – 1434
  2. Skirgaila (Skirgiello, Ivan; ca 1354 – 11 January 1397 Kiew), Prince of Trakai 1382 – 1395, Kiew 1395 – 1397, regent of Lithuania
  3. Korybut (Dymitr; after 1350 – after 1404), Prince of Novgorod-Seversky 1386 – 1392/93
  4. Lengvenis (baptised - Simon; 14th century – after 19 June 1431), Prince of Mstislavl, regent of Great Novgorod
  5. Karigaila (Cassimir; after 1350 – 1390), Prince of Mscislaw, regent
  6. Wigunt (Alexander; after 1350 – 28 June 1392), Prince of Kernavė
  7. Švitrigaila (Swidrygiello, Svitrigaylo, Boleslaw; ca 1370 – 10 February 1452 Luck), Prince of Witebsk 1392 – 1393, 1430 – 1436, Podolia 1400 – 1402, Novgorod-Seversky 1404 – 1408, 1420 – 1438, Czernichow 1419 – 1430, Grand Prince of Lithuania 1430 – 1432, ruler of Wolynia 1437 – 1452
  8. Kenna (Joan; ca 1350 – 27 April 1368), married to Duke Casimir IV of Pomerania
  9. Helen (after 1350 – 15 September 1438), the wife of Vladimir the Bold
  10. Mary (after 1350 - ?), Princess of Lithuania
  11. Wilheida (Catherine; after 1350 – after 4 April 1422), married to Prince John II of Mecklenburg-Stargard
  12. Alexandra (after 1350 – 19 June 1434), married to Duke Siemowit IV of Masovia
  13. Jadwiga (after 1350 – after 1407), married to Duke Hanus III of Oswiecim

  1. ^ Mažeika, Rasa (1987). "Was Grand Prince Algirdas a Greek Orthodox Christian?". Lituanus 33 (4). Retrieved on 2007-09-06. 
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