Vykintas

Vykintas ( † ca 1253 ) was a prince of Samogitians and a rival of the later King Mindaugas I. (Lithuania).

In 1236 he was the leader schemaitischer associations, who taught a severe defeat at the Battle of Schaulen the Livonian Order, with the consequence that saw the Order forced to join the Teutonic Order.

Mindaugas sent him in 1248 along with his nephew Taut Vilas and Edivydas on a campaign to Smolensk. When this failed, Mindaugas tried to acquire their lands. Then were the three large a force that Taut Vilas ' brother Daniel of Galicia, the Samogitian and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order included. The Prince of Galicia - Volhynia succeeded here, rule over Schwarzruthenien, a tear of Vaišvilkas, the son of Mindaugas, governed territory, per se.

1250 took the Knights attacks against Nalša against Mindaugas and the areas Schemaitiens that Mindaugas still supported. Mindaugas, however, managed the Chapter Master Andrew of Taurus the land that had Vykintas still not forgiven the defeat of 1236 to bribe, and on his side. Mindaugas should be baptized and crowned King of Lithuania. In return, he left the Order control of some areas in western Lithuania. 1252 attacked Vykintas and Taut Vilas and its remaining allies in Voruta Mindaugas, the unknown first capital of Lithuania,. The attack failed and their troops had to retreat to the castle Tverai. Vykintas died around the year 1253; Taut Vilas fled to his brother in law to Galicia - Volhynia and Mindaugas was, as agreed, crowned.

Trivia

The sister Vykintas ' was the wife of Mindaugas ' brother Dausprungas.