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History of Lithuania
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The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded about 10,000 years ago, but the first written record of the name for the country dates back to 1009 AD. Lithuanians, one of the Baltic people
History of Lithuania
Kernavė Mounds
Kernavė Mounds
Lithuania's name first written in 1009, in the annals of the Quedlinburg Abbey, Germany.
Lithuania's name first written in 1009, in the annals of the Quedlinburg Abbey, Germany.
Pope Innocent IV's bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, Mindaugas' baptism and coronation
Pope Innocent IV's bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, Mindaugas' baptism and coronation
Kingdom of Lithuania (1918)
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The Kingdom of Lithuania was an attempt to establish an independent constitutional Lithuanian monarchy in 1918. It was created towards the end of World War I, while Lithuania was still under the milit
History of Lithuania
…independence. To prevent being incorporated into the German Empire, Lithuanians elected Monaco-born King Mindaugas II as the titular monarch of the Kingdom of Lithuania in July 1918. Mindaugas II never assumed the throne, however. In the meantime, an attempt to revive the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as a socialist…
Duke Wilhelm of Urach became Mindaugas II, named after the medieval Lithuanian king Mindaugas.
Duke Wilhelm of Urach became Mindaugas II, named after the medieval Lithuanian king Mindaugas.