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2. Samogitian uprisings - Wikipedia

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   Samogitian uprisings refer to two uprisings by the Samogitians against the Teutonic Knights in 1401–1404 and 1409. Samogitia was granted to the Teutonic Knights by Vytautas the Great , Grand Duke of Lithuania , several times in order to enlist Knights' support for his other military affairs.

3. Treaty of Königsberg (1390) - Wikipedia

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   The 31-member or 30-member [nb 1] delegation from seven Samogitian regions (Ariogala, Kaltinėnai, Knituva, Kražiai, Medingėnai, Raseiniai, and Viduklė) arrived to Königsberg around the pentecost. [2] They promised their loyalty to "their king" Vytautas and guaranteed trade freedom for the Knights in Samogitia. [1]

4. Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War - Wikipedia

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   Lithuania supported the uprising and the Knights threatened to invade. Poland announced its support for the Lithuanian cause and threatened to invade Prussia in return. As Prussian troops evacuated Samogitia, the Teutonic Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen declared war on the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania on 6 August 1409. [ 5 ]

5. Lithuanian Crusade - Wikipedia

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   For the next century, the order organized annual colonialist reise (raids) into Samogitian and Lithuanian lands, without great success but at immense human cost. Border regions in Samogitia and Suvalkija became sparsely inhabited wilderness due to ethnic cleansing , although the order gained very little territory.

6. Samogitian Division - Wikipedia

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   The Samogitian division defended northern Lithuania from the Imperial Russian army stationed in Courland, fighting it between Akmenė and Biržai. [1] The division's left wing took over Liepoja and part of Courland west of Venta river from June 25 to July 12, and then again from 8 August to the end of that same month. [1]

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   The 25-year-old Rast crowned her breakout season on Saturday by beating teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 in the women’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships.

8. Samogitia - Wikipedia

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   Samogitia, often known by its Lithuanian name Žemaitija [a] (Samogitian: Žemaitėjė; see below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania alongside Lithuania proper. [2] Žemaitija is located in northwestern ...

9. Countries staying committed to climate plans after US Paris ...

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   BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean energy transition, as the United States plans to exit the Paris climate ...