[5] The origins of Medininkai Castle date back to 1311 as mentioned in the Chronicon terrae Prussiae chronicle[6].

[4] The castle was used as the summer residence of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland, Casimir IV Jagiellon.

The wooden structures that comprised the Medininkai Manor were relocated to the castle courtyard, where they remained until the early 20th century.

In 1812, Medininkai Castle was occupied by the Grande Armée retreating from Moscow, during the failed French invasion of Russia.

[8] In the middle of the 20th century, the architect Sigitas Benjaminas Lasavickas and the archaeologist Karolis Mekas investigated the castle.

Between 1970 and 1973, the western wall was subject to conservation and restoration works as part of a project overseen by architect Evaldas Purlys.

During this period, the castle, recognised as an architectural and archaeological monument, was under the administration of the National Museum of Lithuania.