Kingdom of Lithuania

Parliament of Lithuania Independence was declared on 16 February 1918, but with German troops still in the country, the Parliament was unable to form a government, police force, and other state institutions. Germany, on the other hand, has made several proposals to put Lithuania in particular Prussia The Lithuanian people strongly resisted the transfer of their lands to the German Empire, hoping to maintain their independence through the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. On 4 June 1918, Lithuanians voted to give the Lithuanian throne to the German nobility The Duke of Urach William II, named after Duke William Mindaugas II However, he himself did not have the opportunity to go to Lithuania because the vote sparked controversy, divided the parliament and failed to achieve the goal of independence. When Germany was losing ground and was German revolution Engulfed, Lithuania shelved its decision to invite Duke William on November 2, 1918, and terminated his rule.

Mindaugas II's reign was controversial from the beginning. Four of the 20 members of Lithuania's parliament resigned in opposition. Mindaugas II never had the opportunity to visit Lithuania and had to stay Stuttgart Home at Lichtenstein Castle in the south. But he began to learn Lithuanian . A few months later, when it became clear that Germany would lose World War I, the Lithuanian Parliament overturned its own resolution on November 2, and Lithuania became republique .