Daumantas of Pskov
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Daumantas was a Lithuanian nobleman who served as Prince of Pskov from 1266 until his death in 1299.
Fresco of Daumantas in the Trinity Cathedral, Pskov, c. 14th century
Our Lady of Mirozh with Daumantas and his wife Maria from the Mirozhsky Monastery
Daumantas on the Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod
Daumantas Walls in Pskov
Mindaugas
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Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a 1219 treaty as an elder
Daumantas of Pskov
…Nalšia, a northern province of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Daumantas is first mentioned indirectly in historical sources around 1252 as Lithuanian king Mindaugas' brother-in-law, who participated in the defence of the king's castle in Voruta. Young, noble, and loyal to Mindaugas, Daumantas of Nalšia was elevated…
Mindaugas, as depicted in the chronicles of Alexander Guagnini (1611)
Baptism of Mindaugas, 17th century portrait
Šeimyniškėliai Hillfort, possibly the site of Voruta Castle, alleged capital of Mindaugas
The Papal bull issued by Pope Innocent IV establishing Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, and discussing Mindaugas's baptism and coronation