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Treniota

d. 1264 · 13th century

Treniota was a Lithuanian duke and nephew of King Mindaugas who led resistance to the Livonian Order in the 1260s and encouraged the uprisings that followed the Battle of Durbe. In 1263 he and Daumantas murdered Mindaugas, and Treniota seized power as grand duke. He was himself killed in 1264 by Mindaugas's former servants, and Mindaugas's son Vaišvilkas took the throne.

Treniota — Image: Alexander Guagnini · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Lithuania

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Treniota. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/treniota
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