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Margiris

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Samogitian duke, defender of Pilėnai

Historical FiguresLived 1236 to 1336 · aged 100

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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.

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Hill of Margiris in Punia, the traditional location for Pilėnai castle

Duke Margiris defending Pilėnai against the Teutonic Order by Władysław Majeranowski [pl] (1817-1874)

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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.