- Lengvenis (13th century)
Lengvenis ("Lengewin") was one of the local dukes in early
Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the reign of KingMindaugas in the 13th century. First mentioned in 1242, he was a relative of Mindaugas, a son or a husband of his sister. In the 1240's he led Mindaugas' armies againstHalych-Volhynia . Three brothers Gineika, Milgerinas and Tučė, dukes of neighboring lands, unhappy with growing power of Mindaugas and his clan, invaded Lengvenis' estate (believed to be inNalšia , northeastern Lithuania with the center inGinučiai Hillfort) and captured him and his family. Lengvenis was taken toRiga to theLivonian Order , an ally of the captors, for a ransom. After the ransom was paid, he returned to his devastated estate. Lengvenis is mentioned for the last time in 1260 when he successfully led soldiers against thekomtur ofCēsis .References
* cite encyclopedia | first=Rokas | last=Varakauskas | title=Lengvenis |others= Vytautas Spečiūnas (compiler)|encyclopedia= Lietuvos valdovai (XIII-XVIII a.): enciklopedinis žinynas |year=2004 |publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas |location=Vilnius |id=ISBN 5-420-01535-8 |pages=22
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House of Mindaugas – family tree of Lengvenis
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