George Koriatovich
duke of Podolia
George Koriatovich, also known as George Korjatowicz or Jurg Korjat (Polish: Jerzy Koriatowicz) (after 1330 – 1375-1377), was a Lithuanian prince from the Gediminid dynasty. He was prince of Podolia (now in Ukraine) together with his two brothers from around 1363. George closely cooperated with Casimir III of Poland against his Lithuanian kinsmen who had absorbed parts of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. He was elected voivode of Moldavia in 1374, but his Vlach subjects murdered him in 1375 or 1377.
Early life
George Koriatovich was the oldest son of the Lithuanian prince Karijotas. Karijotas inherited Novgorodok (now Navahrudak in Belarus) from his father, Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, in late 1341 or early 1342. Karijotas adopted Orthodoxy and was baptised Michael. For Karijotas was born in about 1310, his sons must have been born after 1330, according historian Paul W. Knoll.
The Lithuanians invaded the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia in late August 1350. They captured significant territories, which were distributed among the Lithuanian princes.
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