The papal bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome

Litas commemorative coin dedicated to the 750th anniversary of the crowning of Mindaugas

The Kingdom of Lithuania was a Lithuanian monarchy which existed from 1251 to roughly 1263. The Bishop of Rome is the bishop of the Holy See, more often referred to in the Catholic tradition as the Pope. The litas ( ISO currency code LTL symbolized as Lt plural litai or litų) is the currency of Lithuania. The Commemorative coins of Lithuania are minted by the Lithuanian mint (Lithuanian Lietuvos monetų kalykla) headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania Mindaugas (ˈmındoʊgʌs ca 1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania, a title he gained ca Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or

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. Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi was Pope from June 28, 1243 to December 7, 1254. The Bishop of Rome is the bishop of the Holy See, more often referred to in the Catholic tradition as the Pope. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Two years later, the Lithuanian ruler Mindaugas was crowned as the King of Lithuania. Mindaugas (ˈmındoʊgʌs ca 1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania, a title he gained ca King of Lithuania, the title of rulers of Lithuanian state recognised by the Pope. In 1259, Mongols under Burundai invaded the southern border of the kingdom, sacking a few towns and defeating a Lithuanian army. Burundai or Buruldai (d1282 was a notable Mongol general of the mid XIII century. ^[1] After the assassination of Mindaugas and his sons in 1263, the country reverted to paganism, and its status of a kingdom was lost. Lithuanian mythology is an example of pagan Mythology containing archaic elements developed by Lithuanians throughout the centuries

There was also an attempt by Vytautas the Great (ruled 1401–1430) to receive a royal crown. Vytautas the Great ( Lithuanian:; Vitaŭt; Latin: Alexander Vitoldus; Witold Ruthenian: Vitovt; c He was proclaimed king, and Lithuania a kingdom, by Emperor Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor in 1430, but the royal crown, which was sent by Sigismund to Vytautas, was intercepted by Polish noblemen. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, Szlachta ( refers to the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (since 1569 semi-federal semi-confederal Soon afterwards Vytautas died, without being crowned as king. During the 20th century, there was an attempt to recreate the Lithuanian kingdom as a German client state, with Mindaugas II as King of Lithuania , that was renounced by the Act of Independence of Lithuania. The Kingdom of Lithuania was a short lived Constitutional monarchy created towards the end of the First World War when Lithuania was under German occupation Mindaugas II of Lithuania (otherwise known as William Charles Florestan Gero Crescentius 2nd Duke of Urach ( Herzog von Urach) and Count of Wurttemberg May 30 King of Lithuania, the title of rulers of Lithuanian state recognised by the Pope. The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Aktas or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16 1918 proclaiming

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See also

• Duchy of Lithuania
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Lithuania proper