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  2. House of Mindaugas - Wikipedia

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    He was crowned as King of Lithuania in 1253 and assassinated ten years later. His known family relations end with children; there is no data on his great-grandchildren or any relations with the Gediminids, [1] a dynasty of sovereigns of Lithuania and Poland that started with Butigeidis ca. 1285 and ended with Sigismund II Augustus in 1572.

  3. List of Lithuanian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The inaugurations of the Lithuanian monarchs were held in Vilnius Cathedral and consisted of the placement of Gediminas' Cap on the Lithuanian monarch's head and the presentation of a sword. [7] [17] The cap was placed on the head by the Bishop of Vilnius and the sword was presented by the Grand Marshal of Lithuania.

  4. History of Lithuania (1219–1295) - Wikipedia

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    The activities of Vito in Lithuania are unknown, although he is sometimes associated with Mindaugas' Cathedral. [5] Finally, in 1254, Christian (Lithuanian: Kristijonas) from the Livonian Order was appointed. Mindaugas endowed him with some lands in Samogitia, but not much is known about his activities.

  5. Casimir IV Jagiellon - Wikipedia

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    Casimir Jagiellon was the third and youngest son of King Władysław II Jagiełło (known as Jogaila) and his fourth wife, Sophia of Halshany. [5] Casimir's mother was 40 to 50 years younger than his father, which caused widespread speculations that the children were the product of adultery. [6]

  6. Kingdom of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Lithuania was a sovereign state that existed from the 17 July 1251 until the death of the first crowned king of Lithuania, Mindaugas, on 12 September 1263. [1] Mindaugas was the only Lithuanian monarch crowned king with the assent of the Pope and the head of the first catholic Lithuanian state.

  7. List of heads of state of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    The elected King of Poland was automatically a Grand Duke of Lithuania (until then the Lithuanian dukedom was hereditary). The first common ruler of both countries was Sigismund II Augustus. During the Deluge of the Second Northern War, Lithuania signed the Union of Kėdainiai with the Swedish Empire in 1655, thus de jure ending its union with ...

  8. Morta of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    Morta (died in 1263) was Queen of Lithuania (1253–1262) upon the accession of her husband, King Mindaugas.Very little is known about her life. Probably, Morta was Mindaugas' second wife as Vaišvilkas, the eldest son of Mindaugas, was already a mature man active in international politics when Morta's sons were still young and dependent on the parents. [1]

  9. List of early Lithuanian dukes - Wikipedia

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    Early dukes of Lithuania (including Samogitia) reigned before Lithuanians were unified by Mindaugas into a state, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. While the Palemonids legend provides genealogy from the 10th century, only few dukes were mentioned by contemporary historical sources. All of them were mentioned in written sources the 13th century.