Rimgailė (feminine) or Rimgailas (masculine) is a typical dual-
stemmed pagan
Lithuanian name constructed from rim- (rimti - "be calm") + gail- (*gailas - "strong"), which is quite common in Lithuania at present.[3]
By marriage with
Henry of Masovia, she was Princess of
Masovia for about one year, until the death of her husband (winter of 1392–1393).[4][5]Jan Długosz in his chronicles wrote that to marry her Henry resigned from the title of
Bishop of Płock. Henry's death was allegedly due to poison, with Rimgailė as one of the potential suspects.[6]
Her second marriage (1419–1421) was with
Alexander the Good,
Voivode of Moldavia (1400–1432).[7][8] Upon their politically motivated divorce she was given the customs of the town of
Siret and 40 villages.[9][10] Also, as part of the divorce settlement Alexander the Good promised to pay her lifetime income worth 600 Hungarian gold ducats or florins payable in two installments.[11]