Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming

This article deals with the development of Samogitia's relationship with Lithuania since the middle of the 13th century to the end of the 18th century. In the course of this period, Samogitia experienced different patterns of relationship towards Lithuania: hostile western cultural pre...

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Main Author: Eugenijus Saviščevas
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2009-09-01
Series:Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/36960
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description This article deals with the development of Samogitia's relationship with Lithuania since the middle of the 13th century to the end of the 18th century. In the course of this period, Samogitia experienced different patterns of relationship towards Lithuania: hostile western cultural pressure in the Middle Ages; legitimate agreement on the part of Samogitians with the Lithuanian monarchy which provided for the autonomy of Samogitia in 15-16 c.; the merge of Samogitian nobles with the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the end of the 16 c. to 18 c. The latter merge meant the decline of the power of the regional ruling elite, having blocked the way to form a separate Samogitian political identity. All this hindered the rise of more forceful regional trends of separatism.  
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spelling doaj-art-ed3782a0b3f6437eac9c87f3a517d5e32025-01-20T18:12:20ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Istorijos Studijos1392-04481648-91012009-09-012310.15388/LIS.2009.36960Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-GovemingEugenijus Saviščevas0Vilnius University, Lithuania This article deals with the development of Samogitia's relationship with Lithuania since the middle of the 13th century to the end of the 18th century. In the course of this period, Samogitia experienced different patterns of relationship towards Lithuania: hostile western cultural pressure in the Middle Ages; legitimate agreement on the part of Samogitians with the Lithuanian monarchy which provided for the autonomy of Samogitia in 15-16 c.; the merge of Samogitian nobles with the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the end of the 16 c. to 18 c. The latter merge meant the decline of the power of the regional ruling elite, having blocked the way to form a separate Samogitian political identity. All this hindered the rise of more forceful regional trends of separatism.   https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/36960-
spellingShingle Eugenijus Saviščevas
Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
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title Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
title_full Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
title_fullStr Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
title_full_unstemmed Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
title_short Samogitia and Lithuania in 13-18th Centuries: the Splendour and the Poverty of Regional (Provincial) Self-Goveming
title_sort samogitia and lithuania in 13 18th centuries the splendour and the poverty of regional provincial self goveming
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url https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/36960
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