Hanul of Riga also Hennecke, Hannike, Hans, Hanco, Hanulo (date of birth unknown – died between February 25, 1417 and December 12, 1418 in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
) was a
merchant from
Riga of German origin, a
burgess of
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
. In 1382–87, he was ''namiestnik'' (mayor) of Vilnius.
In 1382, during the
Lithuanian Civil War (1381–84) Lithuanian Civil War may refer to:
* Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384), a war between Jogaila and his uncle Kęstutis with son Vytautas
* Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392), a war between Jogaila and his cousin Vytautas
* Lithuanian Civil War (1 ...
between
Jogaila and
Kęstutis
Kęstutis ( la, Kinstut, ; – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila ...
, Hanul led the city residents and surrendered Vilnius to Jogaila, who was soon to be crowned as
King of Poland. He was later the trusted advisor of Jogaila and
Skirgaila
Skirgaila ( la, Schirgalo; be, Скіргайла; pl, Skirgiełło, also known as Ivan/Iwan; ca. 1353 or 1354 – 11 January 1397 in Kiev (Kyiv); baptized 1383/1384 as ''Casimir'') was a regent of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania for his broth ...
and participated in many diplomatic missions. He also contributed to the establishment of trade relations between
Lithuania and
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
.
References
14th-century births
1410s deaths
Businesspeople from Riga
Mayors of Vilnius
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