Lammekinus

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Lammekinus

king of Courland

Also known as: Lamikis

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Courland
In 1230 the Curonian king Lammekinus (Lamikis), in order to avoid the order’s rule, made peace directly with the papal legate, accepted baptism, and became a vassal of the pope. But the order refused to honour this arrangement. The Knights prevented the king from receiving his crown from the pope…
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In 1230 the Curonian king Lammekinus (Lamikis), in order to avoid the order’s rule, made peace directly with the papal legate, accepted baptism, and became a vassal of the pope. But the order refused to honour this arrangement. The Knights prevented the king from receiving his crown from the pope…
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