Edivydas (believed to have died ca. 1253) was one of the sons of Dausprungas and nephews of King of Lithuania Mindaugas. Edivydas together with his brother Tautvilas and uncle Vykintas waged a civil war against Mindaugas. Edivydas' brother and uncle were more active and Edivydas played just a secondary role in the conflict. The war resulted in coronation of Mindaugas. Dausprungas (died after 1219) was older brother of Mindaugas. ... King of Lithuania was the title of the ruler of Lithuania. ... Mindaugas King of Lithuania Mindaugas monument in Vilnius Mindaugas (approximate English transcription [ˈmın. ... Depiction of Vykintas from the chronicles of Alexander Guagnini, published in 1578 Vykintas (died ca. ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ...

In 1248, Mindaugas sent Tautvilas, Edivydas, and Vykintas to conquer Smolensk promising that they could keep what they would conquer. On the Protva River they defeated Duke of Moscow but lost to the Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal. After discovering about the failure, Mindaugas took their land and property for himself. At the beginning of 1249, Tautvilas, Edivydas, and Vykintas fled to Daniel of Halych, who was married to Edivydas' sister. They formed a powerful coalition with the Samogitians, the Livonian Order, and Vasilko of Volhynia in opposition to Mindaugas. An internal war erupted. Daniel and the Livonian Order organized several military campaigns into Mindaugas lands. A view of Smolensk in 1912. ... Protva River (Russian: Протва) is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Duchy (Russian: , tr. ... Monument to King Danylo in Lviv. ... Samogitia (Lithuanian: , literally lowlands) is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. ... The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin Fratres militiae Christi, literally the brothers of the army of Christ), also known as the Christ Knights, Sword Brethren or The Militia of Christ of Livonia, was a military order started in 1202 by Albert von Buxhövden, bishop of Riga (or Prince... Volhynia (Ukrainian: , Polish: , Russian: ; also called Volynia) comprises the historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Western Bug -- to the north of Galicia and of Podolia. ...

The Livonian Order became an ally of Mindaugas after he agreed to baptize. In 1252, the remaining allies attacked Mindaugas in Voruta, but the attack failed. Tautvilas' and Edivydas' forces retreated to defend themselves in Vykintas castle in the present-day Rietavas municipality. Neither side seems to have won. Vykintas died in or about 1253, and Edivydas was forced to flee to Halych. There he helped Daniel in an unsuccessful campaign against Bohemia. This is the last mention of Edivydas in written sources, and historians assume he perished in the battle. Voruta may have been a capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania established in the time of king Mindaugas in the 13th century. ... Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County Telšiai County General information Capital Rietavas Major settlements Rietavas (pop. ... Jackdaw on the coat-of-arms of Galicia alludes to the name of Halych Halych (Russian and Ukrainian: ) is a historic town in Western Ukraine on the Dniester River. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ...

References

• "Tautvilas". Encyclopedia Lituanica V: 384. (1970-1978). Ed. Simas Sužiedėlis. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. LCC 74-114275. 
• (Lithuanian) (2004) Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas, Vytautas Spečiūnas (compiler), Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 20-21. ISBN 5-420-01535-8. 

6 volumes of Encyclopedia Lituanica An open volume of Encyclopedia Lituanica with picture of publisher Juozas Kapočius on the left Encyclopedia Lituanica (likely named after Encyclopedia Britannica or Encyclopedia Americana)[1] is a six-volume (about 3600-page) English language encyclopedia about Lithuania and Lithuania-related topics. ... Library of Congress reading room The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. ...

See also

• House of Mindaugas – family tree of Edivydas and Tautvilas