Vykintas

Vykintas (died c. 1253) was the duke of Samogitia and a rival to the future king of Lithuania, Mindaugas.

[1][2] The Order suffered a great defeat and was near the brink of collapse, forcing it to become a branch of the Teutonic Knights.

The three men then organized a vast coalition against Mindaugas which included Tautvilas' brother-in-law Daniel of Galicia, the Livonian Order, and the Samogitians.

In 1250, the Livonian Order organized two major raids, one against the Nalšia lands and the other against the domains of Mindaugas and those parts of Samogitia that still supported him.

The attack failed and Tautvilas' forces retreated to defend themselves in Tverai castle, in the present-day Rietavas Municipality.