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King of Lithuania, the title of rulers of Lithuania
Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
n state recognised by the Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
. The first of them was King Mindaugas
Mindaugas

Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only 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....
 who founded the Christian Kingdom of Lithuania
Kingdom of Lithuania

The Kingdom of Lithuania was a Lithuanian monarchy which existed from 1251 to roughly 1263.The status of a kingdom was granted by Pope Innocent IV, when the state was placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, on July 17, 1251....
; his successors, however, were known as Grand Dukes, as Lithuania reverted to paganism
Paganism

Paganism is the blanket term given to describe religions and spiritual practices of pre-Christian Europe, and by extension a term for polytheistic?traditions or folk religion?worldwide seen from a Western or Christian viewpoint....
 until the end of 14th century. Despite this, the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an Eastern and Central European state from the 12th /13th century until the 18th century. It was founded by Lithuanians, at the time one of the Lithuanian mythology Baltic tribes, whose initial lands covered Auk?taitija, the eastern part of present day Lithuania....
 referred to themselves as kings in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 as "rex" (king), and Gediminas of Lithuania
Gediminas of Lithuania

Gediminas was the monarch of medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the title which would be literally translated as Grand Duke, but more correctly High King according to the contemporary perception....
 used this title in his letters while trying to ease pressure of the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights

The Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem , or for short the Teutonic Order was a Germans Roman Catholic religious order....
 and negotiating the direct Christianisation of Lithuania from Rome rather than by neighbouring countries.

In 1429, the title of King of Lithuania was granted to Grand Duke Vytautas, but his attempts to be crowned did not succeed.






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King of Lithuania, the title of rulers of Lithuania
Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
n state recognised by the Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
. The first of them was King Mindaugas
Mindaugas

Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only 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....
 who founded the Christian Kingdom of Lithuania
Kingdom of Lithuania

The Kingdom of Lithuania was a Lithuanian monarchy which existed from 1251 to roughly 1263.The status of a kingdom was granted by Pope Innocent IV, when the state was placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, on July 17, 1251....
; his successors, however, were known as Grand Dukes, as Lithuania reverted to paganism
Paganism

Paganism is the blanket term given to describe religions and spiritual practices of pre-Christian Europe, and by extension a term for polytheistic?traditions or folk religion?worldwide seen from a Western or Christian viewpoint....
 until the end of 14th century. Despite this, the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an Eastern and Central European state from the 12th /13th century until the 18th century. It was founded by Lithuanians, at the time one of the Lithuanian mythology Baltic tribes, whose initial lands covered Auk?taitija, the eastern part of present day Lithuania....
 referred to themselves as kings in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 as "rex" (king), and Gediminas of Lithuania
Gediminas of Lithuania

Gediminas was the monarch of medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the title which would be literally translated as Grand Duke, but more correctly High King according to the contemporary perception....
 used this title in his letters while trying to ease pressure of the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights

The Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem , or for short the Teutonic Order was a Germans Roman Catholic religious order....
 and negotiating the direct Christianisation of Lithuania from Rome rather than by neighbouring countries.

In 1429, the title of King of Lithuania was granted to Grand Duke Vytautas, but his attempts to be crowned did not succeed. At this time, Lithuania had already adopted Christianity.

The third and the last king of Lithuania was proclaimed in 1918, when Lithuania was occupied by Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and attempting to achieve independence. Lithuanians decided to elect German nobleman Wilhelm of Urach as king Mindaugas II
Mindaugas II of Lithuania

Mindaugas II of Lithuania was elected King of Lithuania, on July 11, 1918. He never assumed the crown, as German authorities declared the election invalid....
 and hoped this would encourage Germany to allow Lithuania have real independence. However, after the Great War Lithuania's independence was as a republic.

See also

  • List of Lithuanian rulers
    List of Lithuanian rulers

    The following is a list of rulers over Lithuania ? grand dukes, kings, and presidents ? the heads of authority over historical Lithuanian territory....