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- Born
- 2nd millennium
- Died
- 1336
- Citizenship
- Occupation
Overview
All data
15 statements · 7% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
On other databases
3 identifiers linking Margiris across the web's reference databases
15 statements · 7% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
3 identifiers linking Margiris across the web's reference databases
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Margiris or Margis was a medieval Lithuanian/Samogitian prince, mentioned by Caspar Schütz, via Wigand of Marburg, as the heroic defender of Pilėnai fortress in 1336. Not able to defend the fortress against the Teutonic Order, Margiris and other defenders decided to commit a mass suicide, burning the castle and leaving no loot for the enemy. This episode from the Lithuanian Crusade was popularized during the 19th-century wave of romantic nationalism and Margiris is treated as a national hero in Lithuania.