Butvydas

Butvydas (or Pukuveras) (Belarusian: Будзівід (Budzivid); also known as Боудивидъ, Liutauras, Пукувер (Pukuvier) Pukuwer or Pucuwerus) (died 1295) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1292 to 1295. His influence was strong during his brother Butigeidis' reign. This led some historians to believe, that they were co-rulers, much like the grandsons Algirdas and Kęstutis. During his short reign Butvydas tried to defend the duchy against the Teutonic Knights; he also attacked Masovia, an ally of the knights. He was a direct ancestor of the Gediminids.

References

Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas (in Lithuanian). Vytautas Spečiūnas (compiler). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2004. p. 30. ISBN 5-420-01535-8.

Preceded by Butegeidis	Grand Duke of Lithuania 1291–1295	Succeeded by Vytenis

Monarchs of Lithuania

Early Grand Dukes	Mindaugas (dynasty) Treniota Vaišvilkas Shvarn Traidenis Daumantas

Gediminids	Butigeidis Butvydas Vytenis Gediminas (family) Jaunutis Algirdas (family) Jogaila (family) Kęstutis (family) Skirgaila Vytautas Švitrigaila Sygismund Kestutian Casimir Jagellon Alexander Sigismund I the Old Sigismund II Augustus

Elected	Henry III of Valois Anna the Jagiellonian Stephen Báthory Sigismund III Vasa Ladislaus IV Vasa John II Casimir Vasa Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki John III Sobieski Augustus II the Strong Stanisław Leszczyński August III the Saxon Stanisław August Poniatowski

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Butvydas

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