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17: 159:. Survila remained with the Knights. Charles gave Butautas lands and the noble title of duke (Herzog). Butautas is mentioned as a witness to several treaties and companion of the emperor on several trips, including one to Italy to 222:
It is known that Butautas left one son, Vaidutis, in Lithuania. He also emigrated to the West in 1381 at the age of sixteen. After his father's death he studied in
199:. At some point, the court was visited by German poet Schondoch who later composed a poem how an unnamed "Lithuanian king" was converted into Christianity. 463: 278: 336: 156: 448: 203: 108:. Historian S. C. Rowell questioned whether the coup really happened as it is mentioned only in a late German source. 87: 214:
and gave the church a large carpet. Because of this activity sometimes 1413 is given as Butautas' date of death.
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rescued him and killed Dirsūnas. The coup failed and Butautas, Survila, and fifteen followers had to flee to the
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and even inspired a poem about conversion to Christianity. Butautas is sometimes confused with his brother
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and Thomas Ufford. In August, he led a Teutonic raid deep into Lithuania reaching as far as Vilnius and
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Rowell, S. C. (June 1996). "Unexpected Contacts: Lithuanians at Western Courts, c. 1316–c. 1400".
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and usurp power in Lithuania, but failed and was forced into exile. He joined the court of the
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The first reliable data comes from summer of 1365. While Algirdas and Kęstutis were in
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Charles died in 1378. Just two years later Butautas died in Prague and was buried in
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were summoned for the ceremony, also attended by English crusaders, including
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Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345
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Sometime between August 1366 and April 1368, Butautas departed to
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until 1387. In 1401, after his return to Poland, his cousin
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St. Thomas' Church in Prague, the burial place of Butautas
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Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas
100:. Butautas was arrested, but his accomplice or brother 230:, King of Poland, appointed him as the rector of the 63:The first written record about Butautas comes from 90:, Butautas together with other nobles attempted a 417:Sužiedėlis, Simas, ed. (1970–1978). "Vaidutis". 299:Sužiedėlis, Simas, ed. (1970–1978). "Butautas". 67:. The historian describes Lithuanian raids into 327:Spečiūnas, Vytautas, ed. (2004). "Butautas". 8: 163:. He witnessed imperial charters issued in 374: 372: 370: 261: 119:on July 25, 1365. Two Bishops, John of 71:in 1336 and mentions Butautas, son of 412: 410: 7: 354: 352: 350: 348: 322: 320: 294: 292: 290: 59:Coup and escape to Teutonic Knights 43:. He attempted to depose his uncle 14: 464:14th-century Lithuanian nobility 157:Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1: 480: 361:Lietuviškoji enciklopedija 31:; died on May 7, 1380, in 381:English Historical Review 251:– family tree of Butautas 135:. During the 12-day raid 393:10.1093/ehr/cxi.442.557 232:Jagiellonian University 206:. In 1413, his brother 147:Life at emperor's court 41:Grand Duke of Lithuania 420:Encyclopedia Lituanica 302:Encyclopedia Lituanica 269:Rowell, C. S. (1994). 82:helping their brother 21: 155:to join the court of 146: 88:Galicia–Volhynia Wars 19: 449:14th-century births 234:. He died in 1422. 123:and Bartholomew of 208:Vytautas the Great 204:St. Thomas' Church 49:Holy Roman Emperor 22: 280:978-0-521-45011-9 249:House of Kęstutis 143:were devastated. 471: 433: 432: 414: 405: 404: 387:(442): 567–570. 376: 365: 364: 356: 343: 342: 324: 315: 314: 296: 285: 284: 266: 106:Teutonic Knights 479: 478: 474: 473: 472: 470: 469: 468: 439: 438: 437: 436: 416: 415: 408: 378: 377: 368: 358: 357: 346: 339: 326: 325: 318: 298: 297: 288: 281: 268: 267: 263: 258: 240: 220: 149: 129:Earl of Warwick 61: 35:) was a son of 12: 11: 5: 477: 475: 467: 466: 461: 456: 451: 441: 440: 435: 434: 406: 366: 344: 337: 316: 286: 279: 260: 259: 257: 254: 253: 252: 246: 239: 236: 219: 216: 197:Bohemian dukes 148: 145: 60: 57: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 476: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 444: 430: 426: 422: 421: 413: 411: 407: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 375: 373: 371: 367: 362: 355: 353: 351: 349: 345: 340: 338:5-420-01535-8 334: 330: 323: 321: 317: 312: 308: 304: 303: 295: 293: 291: 287: 282: 276: 272: 265: 262: 255: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 237: 235: 233: 229: 225: 217: 215: 213: 209: 205: 200: 198: 194: 193:papal legates 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 58: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 18: 418: 384: 380: 360: 328: 300: 270: 264: 221: 212:Requiem Mass 201: 161:Pope Urban V 150: 110: 91: 77: 62: 28: 24: 23: 454:1380 deaths 185:Tangermünde 93:coup d'état 65:Jan Długosz 459:Gediminids 443:Categories 256:References 244:Gediminids 195:and other 141:Maišiagala 117:Insterburg 113:Königsberg 27:(baptized 429:74-114275 401:0013-8266 311:74-114275 133:Vilkmergė 84:Liubartas 73:Gediminas 238:See also 210:ordered 189:Jerichow 80:Volhynia 53:Vaidotas 45:Algirdas 37:Kęstutis 25:Butautas 228:Jogaila 137:Kernavė 102:Survila 98:Vilnius 86:in the 69:Masuria 427:  399:  335:  309:  277:  218:Family 187:, and 181:Prague 165:Modena 153:Prague 125:Sambia 121:Warmia 33:Prague 29:Henryk 224:Paris 177:Udine 169:Lucca 425:LCCN 397:ISSN 333:ISBN 307:LCCN 275:ISBN 173:Rome 139:and 389:doi 385:111 111:In 445:: 409:^ 395:. 383:. 369:^ 347:^ 319:^ 289:^ 183:, 179:, 175:, 171:, 167:, 55:. 39:, 431:. 403:. 391:: 341:. 313:. 283:.

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Prague
Kęstutis
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Algirdas
Holy Roman Emperor
Vaidotas
Jan Długosz
Masuria
Gediminas
Volhynia
Liubartas
Galicia–Volhynia Wars
coup d'état
Vilnius
Survila
Teutonic Knights
Königsberg
Insterburg
Warmia
Sambia
Earl of Warwick
Vilkmergė
Kernavė
Maišiagala
Prague
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Pope Urban V
Modena
Lucca

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