Stekšys
Lithuanian noble
About Stekšys
Lived 1150 – 1214 (aged 63–64).
Stekšys (or Steksė) (other spellings include Stakys, Stejkint, Stekintas, Stegikintas, Stegutas) was a duke of Lithuania, killed in 1214 near Lielvārde during an attack against Livonia. He is one of the earliest mentioned Lithuanian dukes. He succeeded duke Daugirutis, who killed himself while in Livonian captivity in 1213. After these two deaths, Lithuanian raids to the Livonian lands decreased in frequency and historians assume a period of decline in the unification process of the Baltic tribes.
Tomas Baranauskas suggests that Daujotas and Vilikaila, dukes mentioned in a 1219 treaty with Galicia–Volhynia, were Stekšys' sons.
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Who was Stekšys?
Lithuanian noble
When was Stekšys born?
Stekšys was born in 1150.
When did Stekšys die?
Stekšys died in 1214.
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