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Mindaugas

1203 - 1263

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Mindaugas (c. 1203 – 12 September 1263) 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. The contemporary and modern sources discussing his ascent mention strategic marriages along with banishment or murder of his rivals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mindaugas is the 1,206th most popular politician (down from 1,146th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Mindaugas was most famous for his victory over the Livonian Order, which led to the creation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mindaugas ranks 1,206 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Louis IV of France, Frederick North, Lord North, Constantine V, Wang Mang, and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. After him are Nikephoros II Phokas, Eric XIV of Sweden, Jiroemon Kimura, Andromache, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, and Kurt von Schleicher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1203, Mindaugas ranks 1. After him are Zakariya al-Qazwini, Bartholomeus Anglicus, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Abu Zakariya Yahya, and Abu Shama. Among people deceased in 1263, Mindaugas ranks 3. Before him are Alexander Nevsky, and Haakon IV of Norway. After him are Manuel I of Trebizond, Shinran, Boniface, Count of Savoy, and Guy I de la Roche.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Mindaugas ranks 7 out of 328. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Emmanuel Levinas (1906), Vytautas (1352), Czesław Miłosz (1911), and Gediminas (1275). After him are Hermann Minkowski (1864), Emma Goldman (1869), Algirdas (1296), Romain Gary (1914), Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858), and Wilfrid Voynich (1865).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Mindaugas ranks 5. Before him are Józef Piłsudski (1867), Władysław II Jagiełło (1362), Vytautas (1352), and Gediminas (1275). After him are Algirdas (1296), Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932).

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