Editing Morta of Lithuania (section)

==Life==
Morta's life is briefly described in the [[Livonian Rhymed Chronicle]]. The Chronicle paints an image of a capable woman who advised her husband in political affairs and even provides several colorful dialogues between her and Mindaugas.<ref name=petra/> According to the Chronicle, she supported [[Christianization of Lithuania|Lithuanian conversion to Christianity]], opposed [[Treniota]], and defended the Christians when Mindaugas relapsed to his pagan faith. Taking into account her support to the Christians and the fact that her pagan name is unknown, [[Rimvydas Petrauskas]] proposed that perhaps Morta was baptized earlier than Mindaugas (he was baptized {{circa|1252}} by the [[Bishop of Chełmno]]).<ref name=petra/>