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Mindaugas ( German: Myndowen, Latin: Mindowe, Old East Slavic: Мендог, romanized: Mendog, Belarusian: Міндоўг, romanized : Mindowh, Polish: Mendog; c. 1203–September 12, 1263) was the first known grand duke of Lithuania and the only crowned king of Lithuania.
Mindaugas (died 1263) was a ruler of Lithuania, considered the founder of the Lithuanian state. He was also the first Lithuanian ruler to become a Christian. Mindaugas successfully asserted himself over other leading Lithuanian nobles and tribal chiefs, including his brother and his nephews, in 1236.
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Mindaugas. Mindaugas (apie 1200 m. – 1263 m. rugsėjo 12 d.) – Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis (apie 1236–1253 m.), taip pat pirmasis Lietuvos karalius (1253–1263 m.). Jo vainikavimo Lietuvos karaliumi diena yra Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinė šventė.
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 duke, and in 1236 as the leader of all the Lithuanians.
Lithuanians managed to preserve their independence largely due to the efforts of Duke Mindaugas, a man of great energy and ability. Mindaugas united all Lithuanians under his rule, forming a large and powerful state. Mindaugas was born in the late 1100s to a family of a powerful regional ruler possibly residing in Kernavė.
May 21, 2018 · As “Grand Duke” in 1236, Mindaugas was the first in a line of rulers of the “Grand Duchy of Lithuania” which continued well beyond his reign, lasting from 1236 – 1795. Mindaugas, under this so-called “Duchy,” proclaimed himself king in 1251 and reigned until his death in 1263. GRAND DUKE OF LITHUANIA 1236 – 1251.
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Jul 6, 2021 · IN. Ineta Nedveckė, LRT.lt 2021.07.06 10:00. A statue of King Mindaugas in Vilnius / LRT. On July 6, Lithuania celebrates the State Day, commemorating the coronation of the nation's first and only King Mindaugas in 1253. Little is known about the ceremony, least of all its exact date.
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