Morta of Lithuania
| Morta | |
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| Queen consort of Lithuania | |
| Tenure | c. 1253–1263 |
| Coronation | 6 July 1253 |
| Died | 1263 |
| Spouse | Mindaugas Vismantas |
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Morta (died in 1263) was Queen of Lithuania (1253–1262) upon the accession of her husband, King Mindaugas. Very little is known about her life. Probably, Morta was Mindaugas' second wife as Vaišvilkas, the eldest son of Mindaugas, was already a mature man active in international politics when Morta's sons were still young and dependent on the parents.[1] After her death, Mindaugas married her sister, the wife of Daumantas. In revenge, Daumantas allied with Treniota and assassinated Mindaugas and two of Morta's sons in 1263.
Origin
Her
In the 16th-century
Life
Morta's life is briefly described in the
Family
The written sources contain little information on Morta's family and it is not entirely clear how many children she had. Two sons, Replys and Gerstukas, are mentioned once in an act dated August 7, 1261. The act, by which Mindaugas granted all of Selonia to the Livonian Order, could be a medieval forgery by the Order.[1] According to the Hypatian Codex, two sons, Rūklys and Rupeikis, were assassinated together with Mindaugas in 1263. This is the only information available and historians disagree on whether these were the same two sons, whose names were distorted by medieval scribes, or whether there were four sons.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9986-810-13-2.
- ^ ISSN 2029-3534.
- ^ Petrauskas, Rimvydas (April 26, 2013). LDK istorija: Morta – karaliaus Mindaugo žmona iš Švedijos? [History of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Was Morta Mindaugas' Wife from Sweden?](in Lithuanian). 15min.
- ^ a b Petrauskas, Rimvydas. "Morta – karaliaus Mindaugo žmona iš Švedijos?". Orbis Lituaniae (in Lithuanian). Vilnius University. Retrieved 2015-04-18.