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Baptism of Mindaugas, 17th century portrait. Contemporary written sources about Mindaugas are very scarce. Much of what is known about his reign is obtained from the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle and the Hypatian Codex.
In Lithuanian: Iš Dievo malonės, Lietuvos karalius. In Latin: Dei Gratia Rex Lettowiae. In English: By the Grace of God, King of the Lithuania. The first mention of a Lithuanian king predates the establishment of the Christian kingdom itself: according to the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, Mindaugas' father was a great king who "had no equal in ...
Depiction of King Mindaugas. The House of Mindaugas (Lithuanian: Mindaugaičiai) was the first royal family of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, centered on Mindaugas, the first known and undoubted sovereign of Lithuania.
There was an attempt by Grand Duke Vytautas the Great (ruled 1392–1430) to receive a Catholic crown. At the Congress of Lutsk in 1430, Sigismund, King of Hungary who was yet to be elected Holy Roman Emperor, offered Vytautas the crown and proclaimed Lithuania a (presumably subservient) kingdom.
The 2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the tenth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 5th time in a row after defeating Neptūnas in the final 91–89.
Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) ir Tautiškos giesmės diena: Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania. 15 August: Assumption Day: Žolinė (Švenčiausios Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena)
The Seal of Mindaugas (Lithuanian: Mindaugo antspaudas) is a medieval seal affixed to the October 1255 act by Mindaugas, King of Lithuania, granting Selonia to the Teutonic Knights. An academic debate is ongoing to determine authenticity of the act and the seal as they might have been forged by the Knights.
Silver Lithuanian long currency (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ilgieji) circulated, providing an indice of statehood. [5] Vitas, the first bishop of Lithuania. Painting from the 17th century. The Livonian Order used this period to consolidate their control over Samogitian lands.