Depiction of Vykintas from the chronicles of Alexander Guagnini, published in 1578Monument to Duke Vykintas in Tverai
Vykintas (died c. 1253) was Duke of Samogitia and a rival to the future King of Lithuania, Mindaugas.[1] In 1236 he probably led the Samogitian forces in the Battle of Saule against the Livonian Order.[1][2] The Order suffered a great defeat and was near the brink of collapse, forcing it to become a branch of the Teutonic Knights.[1][2]
In 1248 Mindaugas sent Vykintas, Tautvilas, and Edivydas on a military campaign against Smolensk.[1] They were unsuccessful and Mindaugas tried to deprive them of their estates. The three men then organized a vast coalition against Mindaugas which included Tautvilas' brother-in-law Daniel of Halych, the Livonian Order, and the Samogitians.[1] The dukes of Halych-Volhynia managed to gain control over Black Ruthenia, an area ruled by Vaišvilkas.
In 1250, the Livonian Order organized two major raids, one against the Nalšia lands and the other against the domains of Mindaugas and those parts of Samogitia that still supported him. However, Mindaugas succeeded in bribing Andreas von Stierland, the Master of the Order, who was still at odds with Vykintas from the defeat of the Order in 1236. Agreeing to relinquish control over some lands in western Lithuania, Mindaugas was to be baptized and crowned as King of Lithuania. In 1252, Tautvilas and his remaining allies attacked Mindaugas in Voruta, sometimes considered to be the first capital of Lithuania. The attack failed and Tautvilas' forces retreated to defend themselves in Tverai castle, in the present-day Rietavas Municipality. Vykintas died around 1253 and Tautvilas escaped to his brother-in-law to Halych-Volhynia. In 1253 Mindaugas was crowned as promised.
Vykintas' sister was married to Dausprungas, Mindaugas' brother.
Municipality. Vykintas died around 1253 and Tautvilas escaped to his brother-in-law to Halych-Volhynia. In 1253 Mindaugas was crowned as promised. Vykintas' sister...
Retrieved 6 June 2015. Vykintas Slivka at Soccerbase Vykintas Slivka at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017. "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2017/2018"...
is thought to have had two sisters, one married to Vykintas and another to Daniel of Halych. Vykintas and his son Treniota played major roles in later power...
Dnieper River. According to this account Vykintas was Erdvilas' brother and ruled Samogitia. When Vykintas died without leaving an heir, Erdvilas inherited...
traits. Her duty is not to help the hunters, but to protect the forest. Vykintas Vaitkevičius identified five Hare Churches (sacred stones, hills, forests)...
of Duke of Samogitia, either Vykintas or Erdvilas. If it really was Vykintas, then there was a double marriage: Vykintas' sister married Dausprungas and...
the day of Saint Maurice, the main pagan forces, possibly led by Duke Vykintas, arrived at the camp. The Lithuanian light cavalry flung javelins at short...
known sacred groves and forests in Lithuania. Lithuanian archaeologist Vykintas Vaitkevičius has grouped some of the sacred forests and groves according...
Vaišvilkas Duke of Samogitia Reign 1253–1263 Predecessor Vykintas Born c. 1210 Died 1264 House Mindaugas Father Vykintas Mother NN, sister of Mindaugas...
supreme power in the whole of Lithuania. In 1236, the Samogitians, led by Vykintas, defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Saule. The Order was forced...
Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2013. Vykintas Vaitkevičius Mysterious Neris, Šiaurės Atėnai. 2005-07-23 nr. 758 Archived...
has observed Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Vaitkevičius, Vykintas. "Kukaveičio šventvietės mįslės". satenai.lt. Archived from the original...
pope declared a crusade against the Lithuanians. The Samogitians, led by Vykintas, Mindaugas' rival, soundly defeated the Livonian Brothers and their allies...
Westward. Routledge, 2001. Page XXI. Kłoczowski, 54-57. Vaitkevičius, Vykintas (2011). "Lietuvos krikštas: istorija ir tautosaka". Liaudies kultūra (in...
Dausprungas is father-in-law of Daniel of Halych and he was also married to Vykintas' sister. Because it is known that Mindaugas used to kill his relatives...
internal war against his nephews Tautvilas and Edivydas and Duke of Samogitia Vykintas in 1251. This information, taken from the Hypatian Chronicle, is the only...
retreated to defend themselves in Vykintas castle in the present-day Rietavas municipality. Neither side seems to have won. Vykintas died in or about 1253, and...
uncle Vykintas waged a civil war against Mindaugas. The war resulted in Mindaugas' coronation. In 1248, Mindaugas sent Tautvilas, Edivydas, and Vykintas to...
Mythology". viduramziu.istorija.net. Retrieved 9 June 2020. Vaitkevičius, Vykintas. "The Sacred Groves of the Balts: Lost History and Modern Research". academia...
Grand Duke Treniota 1263 – 1264 Unknown Son of NN, Mindaugas' sister and Vykintas Unknown 1 child 1264 Murdered by servants loyal to Mindaugas' son Vaišvilkas...
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