Aldona Mockus

Aldona Mockus (1771-1830) was an infamous Liotainian-born seafarer, smuggler, and pirate, with a career spanning nearly forty years before her death at the hands of the Royal Liotainian Navy.
== Early Life ==
Aldona was allegedly born in Telsai, Liotain. Her father, Antanas Mockus, reportedly participated as a Firoccan mercenary in the Montserrarian Revolt of 1770 in the same year as her birth, where he earned a reputation for ruthlessly plundering natives during the repression of the revolting colonists. Little information remains on Aldona's mother Rugile Mockus, but records indicate she probably died in 1782 from typhoid.
From her birth in 1782 to 1780, few records exist about Aldona's life, although court records indicate she was arrested repeatedly between 1775 and 1780 for petty theft. 
In 1780, however, Liotainian authorities questioned her in regards to the murder of another Telsai woman, Vida Ulanovis. Aldona professed her innocence and was initially released for lack of evidence, but fled Telsai shortly thereafter. Authorities eventually arrested a close friend of Aldona's, Viktoras Morinas, who confessed to murdering Ulanovis with Aldona's assistance during an attempted robbery. Morinas was hanged in 1781 for the murder.
== Smuggler ==
Having fled Liotain, Aldona joined the crew of a smuggling ship that worked on the Syrellian and Astyrian coasts. She was apparently employed in this trade, first as a regular sailor and then as a junior mate, between the period of 1781 and 1788. In 1788, she purchased an Antargentine-built sloop, which she named the Saulutė (Daisy).
== Career as a Pirate ==
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Her final ship was named Vynas ir Rožės (Wine and Roses).
== Demise ==
Having annoyed everyone, the Liotainian Navy sent Captain Edgaras Kleiza to hunt her down. She fled various places, but Kleiza's warship eventually overtook her. After a short battle, the pirates were captured. Aldona was captured, returned to Liotainian territory, tried, and hanged for piracy.
Category:Pirates
Category:Liotainian Criminals