Karijotas

Karijotas or Koriat (baptized "Michal"; died between 1358 and 1363) was the Duke of Navahrudak and Vaŭkavysk, one of the sons of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1349 Algirdas sent him along with two sons, Aikštas or Eikšis from Eišiškės and Simeon from Svislach, [lt icon cite encyclopedia | first=Mečislovas | last=Jučas | editor=Vytautas Spečiūnas | encyclopedia=Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas | title=Karijotas | year=2004 | publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas | location=Vilnius | id=ISBN 5-420-01535-8 | pages=45] to Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, to negotiate an alliance against the Teutonic Knights and rising Grand Duchy of Moscow. [cite book | title=Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345 | first=C. S. | last=Rowell | pages=114| year=1994 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | series=Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series| isbn=9780521450119 ] However, Jani Beg handed Karijotas over to Simeon of Russia for a ransom.

It is unclear how many children Karijotas had. The number varies between 4cite encyclopedia | editor=Simas Sužiedėlis | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Lituanica | title=Karijotas | year=1970-1978 | publisher=Juozas Kapočius | volume=III | location=Boston, Massachusetts | id=LCC | 74-114275 | pages=47-48] and 10. [lt icon cite encyclopedia | last=Ivinskis | first=Zenonas | editor=Vaclovas Biržiška | encyclopedia=Lietuviškoji enciklopedija | title=Eikšis | year=1939 | publisher=Spaudos Fondas | volume=7 | location=Kaunas | pages=577-578] Reliable data is available about four: Aleksander, Yuri, Konstantin, and Fedir, who helped Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to defeat the Tatars in the Battle of Blue Waters in 1363. In return, they received Podolia. Aleksander (died ca. 1380) was involved in the fights between uncle Liubartas and Casimir III of Poland. In 1366 Aleksander received Volodymyr-Volynskyi from Casimir for his service against his uncle. [lt icon cite encyclopedia | editor=Vaclovas Biržiška | encyclopedia=Lietuviškoji enciklopedija | title=Aleksandras (Karijotaitis) | year=1933 | publisher=Spaudos Fondas | volume=1 | location=Kaunas | pages=246] Only four years later, after Casimir's death, Liubartas recaptured the city. Yuri (died in 1375 in Moldavia) at first assisted Aleksander, but was poisoned soon after accepting an invitation to become the ruler of Moldavia.lt icon cite encyclopedia | editor=Jonas Zinkus, et. al | encyclopedia=Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija | title=Karijotaičiai | year=1986 | publisher=Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija | volume=2 | location=Vilnius, Lithuania | pages=218] Kostantin, after Union of Krewo in 1385, moved to Hungary and died there ca. 1389. Fedir (died in 1414) inherited Navahrudak from his father and after other brothers were dead ca. 1389, became ruler of all Podolia. In 1392 he disobeyed Vytautas the Great and had to run to Hungary, where he ruled Mukachevo and built Palanok Castle.

References

ee also

* House of Gediminas – family tree of Karijotas
* Gediminids