Laiuse Castle

The oldest part of the castle was probably built in the end of 14th century by the Livonian Order.

[1] In 1558 during the Livonian War the castle was conquered by Russian troops and badly damaged.

[2] King Stephen Báthory appointed Andrzej Orzechowski the starost of Lajs as a reward for his bravery in the Livonian War, and in 1589 King Sigismund III Vasa confirmed the appointment.

[3] At the start of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611, in 1600, the castle was besieged and captured by Sweden, but was restored to Poland the following year.

During the Great Northern War, from 1700 to 1701, after the Battle of Narva, the Swedish king Charles XII established his winter quarters here.