- Uliana of Tver
Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver ( _ru. Ульяна Александровна Тверская) (ca. 1325 – autumn 1392) was a daughter of
Grand Prince Alexander of Tver andAnastasia of Halych , and second wife of Grand Prince of LithuaniaAlgirdas . cite journal|title=Was Grand Prince Algirdas a Greek Orthodox Christian? |journal=Lituanus|date=1987|first=Rasa |last=Mažeika|coauthors=|volume=33|issue=4|pages=|id= |url=http://www.lituanus.org/1987/87_4_05.htm|format=|accessdate=2007-09-06 ] After the death of her husband Uliana became a nun under the name Marina. She died after 1392.In 1349
Algirdas the Grand Prince of Lithuania sent an embassy to theGolden Horde , proposing to khanJani Beg to form an alliance against Prince Simon ofMoscow ; 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.Uliana and Algirdas had thirteen children: six sons and seven daughters. Their oldest son
Jogaila inherited the throne and became Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1386 he was also crowned asKing of Poland .ee also
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House of Algirdas – family of Uliana and AlgirdasReferences
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