Mindaugas III of Poles and Lithuanians (The German Century)

Mindaugas III (born 9 August 1957) was the King of Poles and Lithuanians from 1961 to his abdication in 1991. Mindaugas ascended to the throne of the Commonwealth after the death of his grandfather, Mindaugas II. However, due to his age (he was more then three years old at the time), his mother, Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis, served as the Princess Regent until 1975. In 1991, King Mindaugas decided to abdicate in order to marry Karen von Brauchitsch-Berghe von Trip (exact reasons are unknown). He succeeded by his brother, Alexander V.