Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1236–1569)Edit

Main article: Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Title: Grand Duke (Lithuanian: didysis kunigaikštis; Belarusian: vialiki kniaź; Polish: wielki książę) except for Mindaugas, who became king of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karalius).

House of Mindaugas (1236 -1285)Edit

Dates are approximate because of scant written sources.

Term	Grand Duke	Image	Remarks
1236–1263	Mindaugas		Initially Grand Duke, since 1253 King of Lithuania. After he was killed by his nephew Treniota, a war between nobles for power erupted.
1263–1265	Treniota
1265–1268	Vaišvilkas		Son of Mindaugas, voluntarily gave up the throne for the benefit of his brother-in-law Shvarn
1268–1269	Shvarn
1270–1282	Traidienis
1282–1285	Daumantas

House of Gediminas (1285–1440)Edit

Some dates are approximate.

Term	Grand Duke	Image	Remarks
1285–1291	Butigeidis		Founder of the Gediminid dynasty
1291–1295	Butvydas		Brother of Butigeidis, father of Vytenis and Gediminas
1295–1316	Vytenis		Son of Butvydas
1316–1341	Gediminas		Son of Butvydas. After his death the domain was divided between his 7 sons.
1341–1345	Jaunutis		Son of Gediminas. Overlord and Grand Duke, deposed by his brothers Algirdas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis.
1345–1377	Algirdas		Son of Gediminas. His co-ruler was Kęstutis, who was active in the west. Algirdas was mostly active in the east.
1377–1381	Jogaila		Son of Algirdas. Crowned the King of Poland in 1386 and established the personal union of Lithuania and Poland. Founder of the House of Jogailaičiai.
1381–1382	Kęstutis		Son of Gediminas, co-ruler with Algirdas. Kęstutis ruled the western Lithuania (with capital in Trakai). Deposed Jogaila in 1381 and took control of the whole of Lithuania, only to be captured and killed by him the next year.
1382–1392	Jogaila		Also King of Poland 1386–1434. His governor in Lithuania was Skirgaila (1387–1392).
1392–1430	Vytautas		Son of Kęstutis. Joined his father in the fight against Jogaila, then changed sides and became Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1392. Was to be crowned King of Lithuania in 1429, but the crown was stopped by the Poles. Died before the second crown arrived.
1430–1432	Švitrigaila		Son of Algirdas, brother of Jogaila. Deposed by followers of Žygimantas, son of Kęstutis.
1432–1440	Sigismund Kęstutaitis		Son of Kęstutis, brother of Vytautas. Killed by Švitrigaila supporters.

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Republic of Lithuania (1990–present)Edit

The leader of the Supreme Council was the official head of state from the declaration of independence on 11 March 1990 until the new Constitution came into effect in 1992 establishing the office of President and the institution of Seimas. The state and its leadership were not recognized internationally until September 1991.

Title from 1990 to 1992: Chairman of the Supreme Council (Parliament) (Lithuanian: Aukščiausiosios Tarybos pirmininkas). Title from 1992 onwards: President (Lithuanian: Prezidentas).

No.	Image	Name	Date of birth/death	Took office	Left office	Affiliation/Notes
1		Vytautas Landsbergis	18 October 1932	11 March 1990	25 November 1992	As Chairman of the Supreme Council.
		Algirdas Brazauskas (acting)	22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010	25 November 1992	25 February 1993
2		Algirdas Brazauskas	22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010	25 February 1993	25 February 1998	First post-Soviet President.
3		Valdas Adamkus	3 November 1926	26 February 1998	26 February 2003
4		Rolandas Paksas	10 June 1956	26 February 2003	6 April 2004	Impeached and removed from office.
		Artūras Paulauskas (acting)	23 August 1953	6 April 2004	12 July 2004	As leader of Seimas, temporarily performed the duties of the President until the next election.
5		Valdas Adamkus	3 November 1926	12 July 2004	12 July 2009
6		Dalia Grybauskaitė	1 March 1956	12 July 2009	Present