King Mindaugas, Morta's husband, as depicted in medieval chronicles

Morta (baptized circa 1252 by the bishop of Chełmno, died ca. 1263) was the Grand Duchess of Lithuania (until 1253) and later Queen of Lithuania (1253—1262). There is very little know about her life; even her pagan name is unknown. The only clue into her origin or birth place is a short mention in the comments following the treaty signed in 1219 between Lithuanian dukes and Halych-Volhynia. It says that Mindaugas killed many members of Bulaičiai family, including Vismantas whose wife Mindaugas took for himself. Edvardas Gudavičius, a modern Lithuanian historian, based on toponyms determined that Bulaičiai family most likely came from Šiauliai region. Based on this scarce evidence and hypotheses, residents of Šiauliai call the city home of Morta, the only queen of Lithuania. Painting by J. Malinauskaite File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Painting by J. Malinauskaite File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mindaugas King of Lithuania Mindaugas monument in Vilnius Mindaugas (approximate English transcription [ˈmın. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... CheÅ‚mno (-Polish, German: Kulm) is a town in northern Poland with 22,000 inhabitants (1995) and the historical capital of CheÅ‚mno Land. ... A Grand Duchess is the wife of a Grand Duke or a woman who rules a Grand Duchy in her own right. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Halych-Volhynia, or Halych-Volodymyr, was a large state in Ruthenia (Rus ) which existed in the 13th and 14th centuries. ... Mindaugas King of Lithuania Mindaugas monument in Vilnius Mindaugas (approximate English transcription [ˈmın. ... Edvardas Gudavičius (born on September 6, 1929 in Kaunas) is one of the best known historians in modern Lithuania specializing in history of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County Å iauliai County Municipality Å iauliai city municipality Elderate Number of elderates 2 Coordinates General information Capital of Å iauliai County Å iauliai city municipality Å iauliai district municipality Population (rank) 129,075 in 2005 (4th) First mentioned 1236 Granted city rights 1589 Å iauliai ( (help· info), approximate English transcription: , is...

It is known that Mindaugas had more than one wife. Probably, Morta was his second wife. After her death he married her sister, wife of Daumantas. It is also known that two of her sons were killed together with Mindaugas in 1263. The written sources are very shy on her family and it is not entirely clear how many children she had. Dovmont Town in Pskov. ...

Family

Main article: House of Mindaugas

It is not clear how many children Morta had. The chronicles mention two sons, Replys and Gerstukas, in 1261. In 1263 two sons, Ruklys and Rupeikis, were assassinated together with Mindaugas. This is the only information available and historians disagree on whether these are the same two sons, whose name got distorted, or they are four sons, two of whom destiny is unknown. The House of Mindaugas is the first royal family of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ...

See also

• Birutė
• List of Belarusian rulers
• List of Lithuanian rulers

Birutė hill chapel at the end of the 19th century Birutė (died in 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. ... History of Belarusian states can be traced far to Principality of Polatsk. ... The following is a list of Lithuanian rulers - kings, grand dukes, governors and presidents of Lithuania or administrative units, that encompassed the territory of Lithuania during the periods of occupations. ...

References

• (Lithuanian) Tomas Baranauskas, Karalienė Morta ir Šiauliai (Queen Morta and Šiauliai), Vartiklis.lt. Accessed July 9, 2006.