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Samogitia

Also known as Žemaitija

Samogitia is a historical region of western Lithuania, between the lower Neman and the Baltic coast. Its people resisted the Teutonic and Livonian orders for more than a century, and the land, which separated the orders' Prussian and Livonian territories, was repeatedly ceded and recovered by Lithuania. It was confirmed as Lithuanian by the Peace of Melno in 1422 and was among the last regions of Europe to be Christianised, from 1413.

Samogitia
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

State of the Teutonic OrderMilitary, DeclineGrand Duchy of LithuaniaSocioeconomy, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of LithuaniaDuchy of Trakai

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Samogitia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/samogitia
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“Samogitia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/samogitia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Samogitia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/samogitia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Samogitia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/samogitia (Accessed: ).

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