Samogitian nobility
The term Samogitian nobility refers to the noble class living in the region of Samogitia, in Lithuania and an integral part of Lithuanian nobility. Historically, the local Polish-Lithuanian gentry was formed of people of various ethnic backgrounds, including Lithuanian, Polish, Tartar, German and Ruthenian.[1]
As the Duchy of Samogitia maintained a certain level of autonomy within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,[2] its nobility was considered a separate subject of the laws, on par with the nobility of other lands of the Commonwealth.[3]
Samogitian nobility, especially the lower class of it, preserved very well the knowledge of the Lithuanian language and the (Samogitian dialect).[4]
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