Duchy of Samogitia
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The Duchy of Samogitia was an administrative unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1422. Between 1422 and 1441 it was known as the Starostwo of Samogitia. Since the 1540s the Grand Duke of Lithuan
Samogitia in the 17th century
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Samogitian nobility
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Samogitian nobility was nobility originating in the Lithuanian region of Samogitia. The Samogitian nobility was an integral part of Lithuanian nobility. Historically, the local gentry was formed of pe
Duchy of Samogitia
…although the actual ruler of the province, responsible to the Grand Duke, was known as the General Starosta of Samogitia who was self-elected by the Samogitian nobility. The Duchy was located in the western part of the present Republic of Lithuania. Historically, in the west it had access to the Baltic Sea; in the…
Gabriel Narutowicz and Józef Piłsudski are 20th century descendants of the Samogitian nobility