Kingdom Of Lithuania 1918
The Kingdom of Lithuania (1918) was a short-lived constitutional monarchy created towards the end of World War I when Lithuania was under occupation by the German Empire. The Council of Lithuania declared Lithuania's independence
on February 16, 1918, but the Council was unable to form a government,
police, or other state institutions due to the continued presence of
German troops. The Germans presented various proposals to incorporate
Lithuania into the German Empire, particularly Prussia.
The Lithuanians resisted this idea and hoped to preserve their
independence by creating a separate constitutional monarchy. On June 4,
1918, they voted to offer the Lithuanian throne to the German noble Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach.
Duke Wilhelm accepted the offer in July 1918 and took the name
Mindaugas II. However, he never visited Lithuania. His election stirred
up controversy, divided the Council, and did not achieve the desired
results. As Germany was losing the war and was engulfed in the German Revolution, Lithuania suspended its decision to invite Duke William on November 2, 1918, thereby ending his short reign.
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2014-06-27
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