Margiris
Samogitian duke, defender of Pilėnai · Lithuania · On the map · Historical Figures · Died 1336
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.
Margiris is read about 7.5 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 119 days, one point a day.
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Media & music
![Duke Margiris defending Pilėnai against the Teutonic Order by Władysław Majeranowski [pl] (1817-1874)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Duke_Margiris_defending_Pil%C4%97nai_against_Teutonic_Knights_1336.PNG/500px-Duke_Margiris_defending_Pil%C4%97nai_against_Teutonic_Knights_1336.PNG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
About this person
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.
