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During various periods of his life, he ruled Pinsk and Polatsk. In 1333 he was invited by Novgorod"s nobles to rule and protect territories in the north, Ladoga, Oreshek and Korela. He started the tradition of Lithuanian mercenary service north of Novgorod on the Swedish border that lasted until Novgorod"s fall to Moscow in 1477. About 1338, the Golden Horde took him as prisoner. The Muscovite ruler, Ivan Kalita, ransomed him from Tatars, keeping him as hostage in Moscow for a few years. Narimantas travelled to Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, asking for support against Algirdas. Though he failed to solicit support, he is rumoured to have married a Tatar princess. His descendants include Princes Kurakin, Galitzine, Khovansky, Korecki. This made him ineligible to succeed his father as ruler of Lithuanians, despite his primogeniture right.

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Narimantas or Narymunt (baptized Gleb, born in 1277 or just before 1300 (according to Wasilewski 1992) – 2 February 1348) was the second eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Career

During various periods of his life, he ruled Pinsk and Polatsk. In 1333 he was invited by Novgorod"s nobles to rule and protect territories in the north, Ladoga, Oreshek and Korela. He started the tradition of Lithuanian mercenary service north of Novgorod on the Swedish border that lasted until Novgorod"s fall to Moscow in 1477.

About 1338, the Golden Horde took him as prisoner.

The Muscovite ruler, Ivan Kalita, ransomed him from Tatars, keeping him as hostage in Moscow for a few years. Narimantas travelled to Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, asking for support against Algirdas.

Though he failed to solicit support, he is rumoured to have married a Tatar princess. His descendants include Princes Kurakin, Galitzine, Khovansky, Korecki.

This made him ineligible to succeed his father as ruler of Lithuanians, despite his primogeniture right.

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