▁like ▁Saint ▁Lad is laus ▁I ▁of ▁Hung ary , ▁and ▁a ▁toler ant ▁attitude ▁with ▁the ▁pag ans ▁that ▁escaped ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁searching ▁for ▁san ctu ary ▁( for ▁example ▁C um ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ), ▁which ▁eventually ▁created ▁certain ▁dis com fort ▁for ▁some ▁Pop es . ▁With ▁entering ▁in ▁Personal ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁the ▁st ab lish ment ▁of ▁other ▁v ass al ▁states , ▁Hung ary ▁became ▁a ▁small ▁emp ire ▁that ▁extended ▁its ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁and ▁the ▁Car path ian ▁region . ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁royal ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁gave ▁the ▁most ▁sain ts ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁during ▁medieval ▁times . ▁ ▁Lith u ania ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁Lith u ania ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁After ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁Christian ▁king ▁Mind aug as ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁Un con quer ed ▁during ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Cr us ade , ▁Lith u ania ▁itself ▁rapidly ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁due ▁to ▁con quest s ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁states ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Poland ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁Poland ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁kingdom . ▁It ▁decided ▁to ▁bond ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania , ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Kre wo ▁and ▁later ▁treat ies